# N16574: 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: September 8, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16574
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16574

## Aircraft that carried N16574

- [Cancelled 1998-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16574-1998-09-08): Cessna Ector 305A, S/N 2019. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [State Of North Carolina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20NORTH%20CAROLINA), [Clayton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Clayton)
- [Cancelled 1937-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16574-1937-09-27): Aeronca LC, S/N 2050. Owner: [Elliott Lee Harvey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIOTT%20LEE%20HARVEY), [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)

## NTSB investigations on N16574 (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 ATL98GA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98GA086), Jun 25, 1998: Ector 305A (L-19) (N16574), Morganton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight encounter with a downdraft which led to a stall/mush and an inflight collision with the ground. Factors were the inadequate training in mountain flying and inadequate guidelines provided…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16574 (1)

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 19980625020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980625020719A), Jun 25, 1998: Cessna 305A (N16574), Morganton, NC, Substantial damage. Severe dwondraft during water drop on forest fire. Unable pullout without stalling. Landed in tree tops. (.4)according to the pilot, he was flying above a fire…

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