# N16SS: 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: July 9, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16SS

## Aircraft that carried N16SS

- [Cancelled 2012-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16SS-2012-07-09): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 1309, built 1974. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)

## NTSB investigations on N16SS (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 LAX91LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA413), Sep 29, 1991: Grumman G164A-450 (N16SS), Queen Creek, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER, PRODUCING A LOSS OF POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOCATION OF AN IRRIGATION DITCH NEXT TO THE LANDING AREA AND A DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16SS (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 19910928043699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928043699A), Sep 28, 1991: Scwzer G164A (N16SS), Queen Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine blew a jug during a night spray run and lost power. Tried to land on a road. Hit a ditch and nosed over.

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