# N1609V: 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: September 22, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1609V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1609V

## Aircraft that carried N1609V

- [Cancelled 2020-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609V-2020-09-22): Cessna R172K, S/N R1722205, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fecteau Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FECTEAU%20ROBERT), [Taylorsville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Taylorsville)
- [Cancelled 1953-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609V-1953-01-29): Cessna 140, S/N 13781. Owner: [Freeman Louis F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEMAN%20LOUIS%20F), [Jenks, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Jenks)

## NTSB investigations on N1609V (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 CEN19LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA258), Aug 8, 2019: Cessna R172 (N1609V), North Garden, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the oil pump drive gear.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1609V (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 20190808013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190808013489A), Aug 8, 2019: Cessna R172K (N1609V), North Garden, VA, Destroyed. Flying from (khky) to (khwy) performed emergency field landing while attempting re-route to (kcho) due to engine failure. Struck fence and hay bail in field…

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