# N83165: 2016 Bruton James W HM14/360 FLYING FLEA, registration cancelled 2019-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bruton James W HM14/360 FLYING FLEA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bruton-james-w-hm14-360-flying-flea) (registry code 05635CD)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: HM14/360-JB-1
- Year built: 2016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 2016
- Certificate issued: June 2, 2016
- Last registry action: June 2, 2016
- Mode S code: AB5F59
- Owner when cancelled: [Bruton James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUTON%20JAMES%20W)
- Location: [Middlebury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Middlebury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5247° N, 73.1230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06762, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83165
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83165-2019-10-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Bruton James W HM14/360 FLYING FLEA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bruton-james-w-hm14-360-flying-flea.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 ERA17LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA007), Oct 6, 2016: James Bruton Flying Flea (N83165), Plymouth, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20161006021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006021759A), Oct 6, 2016: HM14/360 FLYING FLEA (N83165), Plymouth, CT, Destroyed. The accident pilot was doing traffic pattern work at Waterbury Airport (N41), located in Plymouth, CT, in what is believed tobe his second flight in flight…

## Other aircraft with N83165

- [Cancelled 1991-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83165-1991-10-30): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R8131052. Owner: [Hand Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAND%20AVIATION%20INC), [League City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/League%20City)
- [Cancelled 1955-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83165-1955-08-11): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-1826. Owner: [Canfield Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANFIELD%20AIRWAYS), [Waterloo, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Waterloo)

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