# N16729: 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 25, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16729
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16729

## Aircraft that carried N16729

- [Cancelled 2007-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16729-2007-10-25): Embraer EMB-120ER, S/N 120.185, built 1990. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N16729 (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 FTW93IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93IA048), Dec 9, 1992: Embraer EMB-120RT (N16729), Houston, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE ASSIGNED MECHANIC'S FAILURE TO REINSTALL THE ATTACHMENT SCREWS AND THE QUALITY INSPECTOR'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE COMPLETED WORK. A FACTOR WAS THE COMPLACENCY OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16729 (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.

- [Incident 19950409009369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409009369I), Apr 9, 1995: Emb EMB120RT (N16729), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on April 9, 1995 at approximately 2127 EDT an Emb-120, N16729, operated by cont. Express experienced a fire extinguisher discharge in the cockpit…
- [Incident 19921209053989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921209053989I), Dec 9, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N16729), Houston, TX. Vibration in aircraft after takeoff. Returned. Found upper aileron vane missing due to improper maintenance.
- [Incident 19920412012389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920412012389I), Apr 12, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N16729), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Right windshield outer layer shattered in flight. Diverted to Binghamton. Landed safely.

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