# N31765: 1940 Aeronca 65-TF, registration cancelled 1983-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeronca 65-TF](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tf) (registry code 0190906)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-728](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F6420T
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1977
- Mode S code: A3641A
- Owner when cancelled: [Zimmerman Charles L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIMMERMAN%20CHARLES%20L)
- Location: [Staples, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Staples)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 46.4324° N, 94.7965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56479, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31765
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31765
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31765-1983-11-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-TF: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tf.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 CHI82FER18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER18), May 23, 1982: Aeronca 65-TF (N31765), Staples, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19820523017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523017979A), May 23, 1982: Aronca 65TF (N31765), Staples, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Stalled in a steep turn during low level search for drowning victim. Dived into trees on river bank.

## Other aircraft with N31765

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31765): Powrachute PC 2000, S/N A-145POW, built 2000

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