Single-engine piston

N65E

1939 Howard DGA-15P

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1939
Serial
501
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sterling Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Valparaiso, IN
Registration record

N65E on the FAA register

Type
1939 Howard DGA-15P
Serial
501
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Sterling Foundation
Valparaiso, IN
Certificate issued
2026-07-19
Airworthiness date
1955-07-23
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A88AC5
Mode S (octal)
52105305
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N65E to the current registrant.
  • 1974-05-04
    Accident at Lk Elsinore,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
  • 1933-12-28
    N65E previously assigned to a Edgar Tobin Aerial Surveys Dhet (s/n ET-2); cancelled.
Overview

About N65E

N65E is a 1939 Howard DGA-15P, serial number 501. The FAA register lists Sterling Foundation as the registrant in Valparaiso, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 23, 1955.

N65E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-05-04 Accident · Lk Elsinore,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0931
Reported aircraft: Howard DGA15P
Probable cause: T LND IN CRAB ATTITUDE.

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.