# N16494: Porterfield 35-70

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Porterfield 35-70](https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-35-70) (registry code 6480104, 2 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 741](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20741) (Vega Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 196
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2026
- Expires: September 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A1043A
- Registered owner: [Wagner Paul D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAGNER%20PAUL%20D)
- Location: [Argyle, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Argyle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7175° N, 89.8505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53504, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16494
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16494

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 (Porterfield 35-70)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N16494.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16494.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

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 (Porterfield 35-70)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC

## Earlier aircraft with N16494

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N16494 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16494-1948-04-29): Porterfield 35-70, S/N 194. Owner: [Robert Currie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20CURRIE), [Mesilla Park, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Mesilla%20Park)

## Related

- Other Porterfield 35-70 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-35-70/aircraft.md

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