# N80656: 1939 Fleet-Martinez FLEET 16B, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fleet-Martinez FLEET 16B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-martinez-fleet-16b) (registry code 3480503)
- Engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-566](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-566) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 490
- Year built: 1939
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1991
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1995
- Last registry action: August 2, 2006
- Mode S code: AAFB4D
- Owner when cancelled: [N E Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N%20E%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [New London, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/New%20London)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3488° N, 72.1020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06320, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80656
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80656
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80656-2013-09-17

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 Fleet-Martinez FLEET 16B: https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-martinez-fleet-16b.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 NYC04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA021), Nov 2, 2003: Fleet 16B (N80656), Fishers Island, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with water.

## 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 20031102035959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102035959A), Nov 2, 2003: Fleet FLEET16B (N80656), Fishers Island, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On November 2, 2003, at approximately 1115 eastern standard time, a Fleet biplane, 16B, N80656, registered to a corporation impacted the water…

## Other aircraft with N80656

- [Cancelled 1970-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80656-1970-09-03): Globe GC-1B, S/N 1061. Owner: [Hill Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20KENNETH%20A), [Camas, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Camas)

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