# N16421: 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=16421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16421

## Aircraft that carried N16421

- [Cancelled 2012-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16421-2012-08-09): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325269, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith Wayne T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WAYNE%20T), [Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Boston)
- [Cancelled 1938-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16421-1938-04-02): Curtiss Wright A-19-4, S/N 19R-14, built 1937. Owner: [Lambert Stafford L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMBERT%20STAFFORD%20L), [Robertson, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Robertson)

## NTSB investigations on N16421 (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 NYC81FNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA05), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N16421), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16421 (3)

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 19801211072889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211072889A), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N16421), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial takeoff climb. Landed on a taxiway, struck parked aircraft. Found ice in engine air intake.
- [Incident 19800516058409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516058409I), May 16, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N16421), Zanesville, OH, Minor damage. Forced landing made after running out of fuel. Pilot underestimated fuel consumption.
- [Incident 19780305016279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016279I), Mar 5, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N16421), Burlington, CT, Minor damage. Pilot landed in crosswind with blowing snow. Not properly aligned with the runway, hit a runway light.

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