# N16040: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 30, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16040

## Aircraft that carried N16040

- [Cancelled 2002-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16040-2002-05-30): Cessna 150L, S/N 15073433, built 1972. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Air Fleet Management Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20FLEET%20MANAGEMENT%20INC), [Westfield, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Westfield)
- [Cancelled 1943-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16040-1943-04-15): Ryan Aeronautical ST-A, S/N 129, built 1936. Owner: [Morton Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORTON%20AIR%20SERVICE), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N16040 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA111), Aug 16, 1997: Cessna 150L (N16040), Westfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation which fail to include a weight and balance check and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16040 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970816022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816022529A), Aug 16, 1997: Cessna 150L (N16040), Westfield, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed immediately after takeoff into a corn field at end of runway. (.4)the pilot departed with a passenger and full fuel. A witness observed the…

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