# N16344: 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 28, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16344
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16344

## Aircraft that carried N16344

- [Cancelled 2018-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16344-2018-08-28): Team 1200 Z-MAX, S/N 691, built 1994. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Prospect, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Prospect)
- [Cancelled 2004-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16344-2004-12-16): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7335131, built 1973. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lapin Ari David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAPIN%20ARI%20DAVID), [Brea, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brea)

## NTSB investigations on N16344 (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 LAX98FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA189), Jun 8, 1998: Piper PA-28R-200 (N16344), Lytle Creek, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional VFR descent into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a collision with mountainous terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16344 (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 19980607012819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980607012819A), Jun 7, 1998: Piper PA28R200 (N16344), Lytle Creek, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.19) Acft crashed under unkn circum level of the san bernadino mountains. All 4 POB suffered fatal inj. (.4) the pilot contacted approach control while…
- [Incident 19930112001679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930112001679I), Jan 12, 1993: Piper PA28R200 (N16344), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. Experienced partial gear retraction after takeoff. Returned. Unable to lock gear down. Landed with nose gear up.

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