N23576 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aeronca S-65-C built in 1939. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 14, 2009. The last status on file was "registration certificate revoked".
Aeronca S-65-C cancelled July 14, 2009
- Serial number
- C5399
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1939
- Last status
- Registration certificate revoked
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 14, 1977
- Last owner
- Howard John (Individual)
Lawrenceburg, IN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N23576
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sikorsky SK-70 · serial 81-23576
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE OVER THE OCEAN WATER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE HELICOPTER WITH A KNOWN PARTIAL DEFICIENCY OF THE RADIO ALTIMETER/WARNING SYSTEM, DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION, FAILURE OF THE COPILOT TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE HELICOPTER'S ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER, AND INSUFFICIENT MANAGEMENT STANDARDS TO IDENTIFY INORDINATE FLIGHT RISKS.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site