N44516 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bratton C R RB-1. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 1989. The last status on file was "n-number assigned but not yet registered". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bratton C R RB-1 cancelled September 25, 1989
- Serial number
- 0NE
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Culver V cancelled January 21, 1971
- Serial number
- V13
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 8, 1965
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bennett Carl W (Co-owned)
Bastrop, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N44516
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bratton RB-1 · serial 1
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AT A LOW ALTITUDE, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL; AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LACK OF ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL/SPIN IN TIME TO AVOID THE TREE & POWER LINE.
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
