# N16RZ: 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 2, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16RZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16RZ

## Aircraft that carried N16RZ

- [Cancelled 2014-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16RZ-2014-10-02): Aero Vodochody L39C, S/N 132013, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fighter Town USA LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIGHTER%20TOWN%20USA%20LLC), [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)

## NTSB investigations on N16RZ (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 ERA12FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA149), Jan 21, 2012: Aero Vodochody L39C (N16RZ), Rainbow City, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control in instrument meteorological conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16RZ (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 20120120001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120120001119A), Jan 20, 2012: Aero Vodochody L39C (N16RZ), Rainbow City, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot received his IFR clearance from birmingham approach and was released for departure. This was a night IMC departure. The weather was 300 overcast and…

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