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N36973

N36973 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aeronca 65-TAC built in 1942. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 26, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Aeronca 65-TAC cancelled February 26, 2008

Serial number
C3112TA
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1942
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
January 4, 2005
Last FAA action
January 15, 2008
Last owner
Lum James L II (Individual)
Winchester, VA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N36973

IAD05LA063Accident on May 13, 2005 at Harrisonburg, VA: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aeronca 65-TAC · serial C3112TA

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.

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