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N44516

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

ATL89DLT05Accident on August 9, 1989 at Springfield, TN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

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