# N31722: 1940 Aeronca 65-TC, registration cancelled 2017-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Aeronca 65-TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tc) (registry code 0190902)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-728](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-728), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5970T
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A3638B
- Owner when cancelled: [Chambers James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMBERS%20JAMES)
- Location: [Central Falls, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Central%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8901° N, 71.3935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02863, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31722
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31722
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31722-2017-10-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-TC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tc.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 UNK64X1274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1274), Apr 12, 1964: Aeronca 65TL (N31722), Smithfield, RI, substantial damage

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