# N16689: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 4, 1971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16689
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16689

## Aircraft that carried N16689

- [Cancelled 1971-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16689-1971-10-04): Piper PA-18, S/N 18960. Owner: [Sterling D Udell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERLING%20D%20UDELL), [Quantico, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Quantico)

## NTSB investigations on N16689 (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 NYC72AN014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN014), Jul 29, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N16689), Essex, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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