N70216 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-T34 built in 2011. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 9, 2020 when the aircraft was exported to Kenya. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.
Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-T34 cancelled July 9, 2020
- Serial number
- T34-335
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 2011
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Kenya
- Certificate issued
- May 12, 2011
- Last FAA action
- December 17, 2019
- Last owner
- Stratton Equity Co-Op (Corporation)
Stratton, CO - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Other
Fowler Roger G BENSEN B8M cancelled May 21, 1997
- Serial number
- 880730
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 7, 1994
- Last FAA action
- March 19, 1997
- Last owner
- Zimmerman John R (Individual)
Bonlee, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna A185E cancelled December 21, 1979
- Serial number
- 18502062
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Ethiopia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Safari Air Services Limited (Corporation)
Miami, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper J3C-65 cancelled February 27, 1964
- Serial number
- 17190
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- July 31, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Thomas W (Co-owned)
Moorhead, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N70216
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ayres S2R · serial T-34-335
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bensen B-8M · serial 880730
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GYROCOPTER WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF A ROTORCRAFT OR GYROCOPTER CERTIFICATION.
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