Single-engine piston

N1165S

Aeronca 65-CA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
CA-16251
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Merkel, TX
Registration record

N1165S on the FAA register

Type
Aeronca 65-CA
Serial
CA-16251
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Merkel, TX
Certificate issued
2026-08-03
Airworthiness date
1965-04-28
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A04595
Mode S (octal)
50042625
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1165S to the current registrant.
  • 1983-10-22
    N1165S previously assigned to a Schweizer SGS 1-34 (s/n 65); cancelled.
  • 1965-04-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N1165S

N1165S is an Aeronca 65-CA, serial number CA-16251. It is registered to an individual in Merkel, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 28, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1165S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-04-30 Accident · Calistoga,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0484
Reported aircraft: Schweizer SGS134 — a different aircraft that carried the N1165S registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.