Single-engine piston

N70312

1943 Howard DGA-15P

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
1712
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration record

N70312 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Howard DGA-15P
Serial
1712
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1946-09-05
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A96249
Mode S (octal)
52261111
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1965-06-08
    N70312 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub (s/n 17289); cancelled.
  • 1946-09-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N70312

N70312 is a 1943 Howard DGA-15P, serial number 1712. It is registered to an individual in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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 September 5, 1946.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70312. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-06-24 Accident · Fairwell Lke Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1804
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C — a different aircraft that carried the N70312 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISC-ELEVATOR CNTLS JAMMED BY PLASTIC BOTTLE.

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.