# N16FD: 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: March 5, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16FD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16FD

## Aircraft that carried N16FD

- [Cancelled 2022-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16FD-2022-03-05): Siai-Marchetti SF260, S/N 305, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [N16fd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N16FD%20INC), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

## NTSB investigations on N16FD (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 WPR16LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA167), Aug 25, 2016: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (N16FD), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to set the flaps to the proper takeoff setting before takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall during takeoff and loss of control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16FD (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 20160824014099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824014099A), Aug 24, 2016: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (N16FD), Fullerton, CA, Destroyed. On takeoff, immediately following rotation, N16FD began rolling left uncontrollably. The pilot was not able to arrest the roll despite him applying full right…
- [Incident 19980902027659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902027659I), Sep 2, 1998: Mrchti SF260 (N16FD), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. On September 2, 1998, at approximately 3:30 pdst, david b. coleman, PIC of sisi marchetti SF260, N16FD, landed at or past midfield on runway 24 at Fullerton…

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