# N39578: 1942 Aeronca 65-CA, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-675](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-675), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: C18522
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1988
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A498CA
- Owner when cancelled: [Klock Elmer S III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLOCK%20ELMER%20S%20III)
- Location: [Crystal, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2727° N, 84.8979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48818, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39578
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39578-2012-11-14

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-CA: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca.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 CHI81DEM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM28), Jul 17, 1981: Aeronca 11AC (N39578), Elwell, MI, 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 19810717042319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042319A), Jul 17, 1981: Bbavia 11AC (N39578), Elwell, MI, Substantial damage. Flight instructor allowed student too veer off runway during takeoff. Aircraft hit corn which caused crash.

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