# N16231: 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: August 9, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16231

## Aircraft that carried N16231

- [Cancelled 2012-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16231-2012-08-09): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325227, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Midwest Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Dubuque, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Dubuque)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16231-1965-05-22): Waco ZQC-6, S/N 4433. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Crim Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRIM%20ROBERT%20J), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N16231 (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 CHI93LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA025), Nov 5, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N16231), Ames, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE AIRCRAFT'S MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16231 (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 19921104045619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921104045619A), Nov 4, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N16231), Ames, IA, Substantial damage. Long takeoff roll. Unable to climb,elected to land off airport. Struck light pole. Was 178 lbs over gross weight.

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