Single-engine piston

N31845

1940 Aeronca 65-LB

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
L-11380
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Walls Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Poplar Bluff, MO
Registration record

N31845 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Aeronca 65-LB
Serial
L-11380
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Walls Sales LLC
Poplar Bluff, MO
Certificate issued
2025-03-24
Airworthiness date
1979-12-14
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3678B
Mode S (octal)
50663613
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N31845.
  • 1979-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-06-04
    Accident at Wh Sul Sprgs,W Va, 48; damage: substantial.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N31845

N31845 is a 1940 Aeronca 65-LB, serial number L-11380. The FAA register lists Walls Sales LLC as the registrant in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 24, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-145B series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 14, 1979.

N31845 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-06-04 Accident · Wh Sul Sprgs,W Va, 48 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1501
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 65-LB

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.