# N36973: 1942 Aeronca 65-TAC, registration cancelled 2008-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aeronca 65-TAC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tac) (registry code 0190910)
- 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: C3112TA
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1960
- Certificate issued: January 4, 2005
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A43124
- Owner when cancelled: [Lum James L II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUM%20JAMES%20L%20II)
- Location: [Winchester, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Winchester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1742° N, 78.1738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36973-2008-02-26

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-TAC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tac.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 IAD05LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA063), May 13, 2005: Aeronca 65-TAC (N36973), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground.

## 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 20050513023779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050513023779A), May 13, 2005: Aronca 65TAC (N36973), Harrisonburg, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot rented aircraft from valley aviation in winchester, VA for a 3-hour period. The 45-year old pilot took along his 16 year old son on an apparent…

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