# N16VM: 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: September 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16VM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16VM

## Aircraft that carried N16VM

- [Cancelled 2013-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16VM-2013-09-13): Britten Norman BN-2B-20, S/N 2204. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pacific Airline Support Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AIRLINE%20SUPPORT%20CORP), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N16VM (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 LAX95LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA041), Dec 2, 1994: Britten-Norman Islander BN2B-20 (N16VM), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: An undetermined failure of the left engine. The inability of the airplane to maintain level flight and exceeding the one-engine capability was a factor in the accident.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16VM (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 19941202040259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941202040259A), Dec 2, 1994: Bnorm BN2B20 (N16VM), Majaro, PS, Destroyed. Smoke from left engine. Loosing oil and quit. Unable continue. Ditched. Recent engine overhaul. Over gross weight.

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