N37855 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Porterfield FP-65 built in 1941. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 13, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Porterfield FP-65 cancelled November 13, 2012
- Serial number
- 1002
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 11, 1999
- Last FAA action
- May 20, 2008
- Last owner
- Stender Otto F (Individual)
Walcott, IA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N37855
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Porterfield FP-65 · serial 1002
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and the inadvertent stall/spin resulting in an in-flight loss of control and collision with terrain.
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