# N161Y: Halpern Stephen WEDELL WILLIAMS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Halpern Stephen WEDELL WILLIAMS](https://openairdocs.org/model/halpern-stephen-wedell-williams) (registry code 05616V2, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 1177
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1993
- Certificate issued: March 16, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A0F78B
- Registered owner: [Wedell Williams Memorial Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEDELL%20WILLIAMS%20MEMORIAL%20FOUNDATION%20INC)
- Location: [Patterson, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Patterson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6991° N, 91.3185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70392, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161Y

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R1340 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Halpern Stephen WEDELL WILLIAMS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R1340 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N161Y.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N161Y.

## Reports on N161Y not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N161Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740901030989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901030989A), Sep 1, 1974: Child S2PITT* (N161Y), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N161Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N161Y before.

- [Cancelled 1975-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161Y-1975-06-11): Drum Burnell N PITTS S1-C, S/N 80, built 1970. Owner: [Hotsko Anthony M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOTSKO%20ANTHONY%20M), [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)
- [Cancelled 1966-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161Y-1966-11-17): Bell 47G-2, S/N 2427, built 1962. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Hopkins A S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPKINS%20A%20S), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## Related

- Other Halpern Stephen WEDELL WILLIAMS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/halpern-stephen-wedell-williams/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md

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