Aeronca 65-CA

0 ADs match the Aeronca 65-CA airframe. Engine ADs depend on the engine installed and are listed on each aircraft page.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

NTSB events

14

Destroyed

1

Substantial damage

12

Minor damage

1

No damage

0

Per 1,000 aircraft per year, 2016–2025

1.4

Events are NTSB accidents and incidents matched to Aeronca 65-CA airframes by serial number or N-number; counts are approximate, because older events can't always be matched. The yearly rate divides NTSB events from 2016 to 2025 by the number of registered Aeronca 65-CA aircraft in each of those years. Not adjusted for hours flown: training aircraft fly far more than most.

• Dec 15, 2022Substantial damage · none injuries · Deming, NMN29447
• Jun 17, 2017Minor damage · fatal injuries · Mount Vernon, OHN33778
• Jul 12, 2014Substantial damage · none injuries · Pulaski, WIN36562
• Sep 30, 2013Substantial damage · minor injuries · Thomaston, GAN33879
• Sep 1, 2013Substantial damage · serious injuries · Hardwick, VTN31915

1 report on Aeronca 65-CA airframes. Each aircraft page lists its own reports.

No ADs published since 1998 match the Aeronca 65-CA airframe; engine ADs depend on the engine installed. 14 NTSB events since 1982 involve Aeronca 65-CA airframes; from 2016 to 2025, about 1.4 a year per 1,000 registered aircraft. Operators and repair stations filed 1 service difficulty report on Aeronca 65-CA airframes since 1995. Check each aircraft's own record before you buy.

• Read the logbooks for the airframe, engine and propeller, start to finish.
• Check AD compliance records against the ADs that may apply.
• Look for damage history and Form 337 major repairs and alterations.
• Have an independent A&P or IA do a pre-buy inspection.
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