# N16551: Aeronca C-3, registration cancelled 1948-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 1948
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeronca C-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3) (registry code 0190302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-396](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-396) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A-691
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1943
- Mode S code: A10762
- Owner when cancelled: [Dearing William Harry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEARING%20WILLIAM%20HARRY)
- Location: [Huntington, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Huntington)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16551
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16551
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16551-1948-04-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aeronca C-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3.md

## Other aircraft with N16551

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16551): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-7305283, built 1973

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