# N16239: 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: February 13, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16239

## Aircraft that carried N16239

- [Cancelled 1980-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16239-1980-02-13): Cessna 177B, S/N 17702495, built 1976. Owner: [Dirks Roger E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIRKS%20ROGER%20E), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- [Cancelled 1944-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16239-1944-06-19): Waco ZQC-6, S/N 4442, built 1936. Owner: [Aircraft Industries Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20INDUSTRIES%20COMPANY), [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)

## NTSB investigations on N16239 (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 DEN80FQA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA12), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 177B (N16239), Vaughn, NM, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16239 (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 19791221039999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221039999A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 177B (N16239), Vaughn, NM, Destroyed. Night flight in area of deteriorating weather. Tried to follow highway at low altitude. Hit trees.

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