# N1606B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 20, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1606B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1606B

## Aircraft that carried N1606B

- [Cancelled 2015-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1606B-2015-05-20): Luscombe 11A, S/N 11-112, built 1948. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Drexler Joseph S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREXLER%20JOSEPH%20S), [Sun City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sun%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N1606B (2)

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 WPR10LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA306), Jun 19, 2010: Luscombe 11A (N1606B), Merced, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control during cruise flight due to the failure of the elevator trim tab as a result of missing hardware for the elevator control cable bellcrank to…
- [NTSB LAX01LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA184), May 18, 2001: Luscombe 11A (N1606B), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's fuel mismanagement, which led to fuel exhaustion, a loss of engine power, and subsequent landing on unsuitable terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1606B (2)

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 20100618036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100618036319A), Jun 18, 2010: Luscombe 11A (N1606B), Merced, CA, Destroyed. While enroute the pilot stated he felt a "bad vibration from the tail." The pilot was able to look back thru the rear windows and was able to see the elevator…
- [Accident 20010518010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010518010009A), May 18, 2001: Temco 11A (N1606B), Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage. (.19)On may 18, 2001, at 1351 hours pacific daylight time, a Luscombe 11A, N1606B, sustained substantial damage when it made a forced landing near Apple…

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