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Aeronca 65-TC · 1940 · Kenmore, WA
N31493 is a 1940 Aeronca 65-TC (serial 5710T), registered to Bentley Jeffrey W (individual) in Kenmore, WA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires September 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from February 1960 (66 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES engine rated at 65 hp, the engine on 85% of registered Aeronca 65-TCs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A3595C. It is one of 36 Aeronca 65-TC aircraft on the FAA registry. Bentley Jeffrey W holds 3 aircraft on the registry.
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29 of the 34 registered Aeronca 65-TC carry this engine (85%), across 4 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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