# N16397: 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=16397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16397

## Aircraft that carried N16397

- [Cancelled 2012-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16397-2012-08-09): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350139, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aircraft Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20VENTURES%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1940-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16397-1940-09-01): Piper J-2, S/N 693, built 1936. Owner: [Lance Clarence Cleo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANCE%20CLARENCE%20CLEO), [Wylam, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Wylam)

## NTSB investigations on N16397 (2)

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 NYC00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA018), Oct 25, 1999: Piper PA-34-200 (N16397), Hopedale, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The nose landing gear was not locked in the extended position.
- [NTSB FTW75DPJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ08), Sep 29, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N16397), Early, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16397 (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 19991025030459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025030459A), Oct 25, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N16397), Hopedale, MA, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 25, about 1020 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200, N16397, was substantially damaged while landing at the Hopedale Industrial Park…
- [Accident 19740929032619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929032619A), Sep 29, 1974: Piper PA34200 (N16397), Early, OK, Substantial damage. Hit soft spot in hard top portion of hard top/sod pvt strip.

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