# N31794: 1940 Aeronca 65-TC, registration cancelled 2012-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 6640T
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 1956
- Last registry action: July 9, 1997
- Mode S code: A36482
- Location: [Viola, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Viola)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4883° N, 90.6429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54664, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31794
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31794
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31794-2012-09-06

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 (2)

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 FTW97FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA099), Feb 3, 1997: Aeronca 65-TC (N31794), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maitain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors were gusty winds, turbulence, a high density altitude, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and…
- [NTSB MKC68F0303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0303), Sep 25, 1967: Aeronca 65-TC (N31794), Langdon, ND, 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 19970203001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970203001189A), Feb 3, 1997: Aronca 65TC (N31794), Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (.4)The airplane was observed beginning the takeoff roll on runway 26 (elevation 6,201 ft, density altitude 7,000 ft) with winds from the wnw at 10 knots…

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