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N31498

Aeronca 65-TC

Valid Illinois

N31498 is an Aeronca 65-TC, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1940. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in New Athens, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 31, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 2, 1959.

Aircraft

Maker
Aeronca
Model
65-TC
Serial number
5760T
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1940
Cruising speed
75 mph
Transponder code
A35961 (octal 50654541)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 31, 2025
Expires
January 31, 2032
Last FAA action
January 31, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · June 2, 1959
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00321563

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kearns Gary W
Type
Individual
Address
507 Highland St
New Athens, IL 62264-1513

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data