# N26331: 1940 Aeronca 65-LA, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca 65-LA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-la) (registry code 0190930)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-702](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-702), [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: L-7980
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1962
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2012
- Last registry action: May 15, 2012
- Mode S code: A28CFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Prystaloski Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRYSTALOSKI%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Meadville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Meadville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6306° N, 80.1536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16335, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26331
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26331-2018-02-12

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 65-LA: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-la.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC74FGM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM21), Mar 15, 1974: Aeronca 65-LA (N26331), Mckean, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19740316006829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740316006829A), Mar 16, 1974: Trytek 65LA (N26331), Mckean, PA, Substantial damage. On final apch plt expd partial pwr failure. Lndd in open fld short of rwy. Carb heat full on.

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