# N16406: 1936 Cessna C-34

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna C-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-c-34) (registry code 2070702, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 573](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20573) (Cessna Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 325
- Year built: 1936
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1955
- Certificate issued: November 15, 2016
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A10301
- Registered owner: [Hickle William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HICKLE%20WILLIAM%20H)
- Location: [Inyokern, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Inyokern)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9229° N, 118.0789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93527, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16406

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Cessna C-34)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Warner SS40&50)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N16406.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16406.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N16406 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N16406, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR QOCF2012F00016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QOCF2012F00016), Aug 16, 2011: WEB. CRACKED. (B-16406) DURING D03 CHECK , CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE NOSE WHEEL WELL RT SIDE WEB BETWEEN STA 260 AND 280, WL 180. THE DAMAGED WEB WAS TRIMMED OUT AND A NEW WEB W

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Cessna C-34)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01831WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01831WI): To allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Petersen Aviation Inc

## Related

- Other Cessna C-34 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-c-34/aircraft.md
- The Warner SS40&50 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50.md

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