# N216: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: March 31, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216

## Aircraft that carried N216

- [Cancelled 2021-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216-2021-03-31): Bell 427, S/N 56038, built 2003. Exported to Czech Republic. Owner: [Mac Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAC%20AIR%20LLC), [Sellersburg, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Sellersburg)
- [Cancelled 1973-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216-1973-05-29): Camair 480, S/N 1-060, built 1955. Owner: [Macarthur Kenneth E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACARTHUR%20KENNETH%20E), [West Seneca, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/West%20Seneca)
- [Cancelled 1947-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216-1947-01-28): Beech GB-2, S/N 23668. Owner: [Civil Aeronautics Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AERONAUTICS%20ADMINISTRATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1934-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216-1934-02-19): Gaines Albert Belding JR GAINES, S/N 3. Owner: [Gaines Albert Belding Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAINES%20ALBERT%20BELDING%20JR), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## NTSB investigations on N216 (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 NYC73FFJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFJ19), Mar 21, 1973: Camair 480 (N216), Dunkirk, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N216 (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 19830315016379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830315016379I), Mar 15, 1983: Boeing 737* (N216), Idaho Falls, ID. Pilot turned too soon for the taxiway and ran right main gear off in the mud.
- [Incident 19790109001289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790109001289I), Jan 9, 1979: Aerosp 262ANORD (N216), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to retract gear. Returned to eliminate ice and moisture.
- [Accident 19730321005959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321005959A), Mar 21, 1973: Camair 480 (N216), Dunkirk, NY, Substantial damage. Plt thought enough fuel for short flt. Dnwnd apch noted. Acft otr direction made sharp l turn.

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