# N16491: 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: April 19, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16491

## Aircraft that carried N16491

- [Cancelled 2018-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16491-2018-04-19): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325285, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Peterson David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERSON%20DAVID%20J), [Yardley, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Yardley)
- [Cancelled 1938-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16491-1938-03-16): Porterfield 35-70, S/N 191. Owner: [Jerry C Stokes](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JERRY%20C%20STOKES), [Grove City, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Grove%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N16491 (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 GAA15CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA079), May 16, 2015: Piper PA 28-140 (N16491), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB NYC88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA052), Dec 3, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N16491), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16491 (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 20150516007079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516007079A), May 16, 2015: Piper PA-28-140 (N16491), Princeton, NJ, Substantial damage. On landing pilot bounced the aircraft and attempted a go around. He failed to gain altitude and struck the upslope side of a ditch 200 feet from the departure…
- [Accident 19871203069529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203069529A), Dec 3, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N16491), Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage. Student made nose high, short field takeoff. Aircraft stalled and impacted runway right wing low.

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