# N216LA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: October 15, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=216LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216LA

## Aircraft that carried N216LA

- [Cancelled 2024-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216LA-2024-10-15): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5225. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 2018-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216LA-2018-09-13): Henderson W A/Johnson W L RV-6A, S/N 60527, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Chelsea Aviation Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHELSEA%20AVIATION%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC), [Columbiana, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Columbiana)
- [Cancelled 2001-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216LA-2001-06-07): Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL, S/N 2251. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)

## NTSB investigations on N216LA (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 ERA15FA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA336), Sep 2, 2015: Henderson W A/Johnson W L RV 6A (N216LA), Bon Aqua, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation from complications of a recent heart attack, which resulted in a loss of control during cruise flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N216LA (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 20150902015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150902015089A), Sep 2, 2015: Henderson W A/Johnson W L RV-6A (N216LA), Bon Aqua, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot departed shelbyville, TN (syi) to his home airport, shelby county, al (eet). Weather was not a factor. Pilot had flight following procedures in place and…
- [Incident 20100821049899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100821049899I), Aug 21, 2010: Henderson W RV-6A (N216LA), Columbiana, AL, Minor damage. This was a local personal flight from a private grass strip. The runway was mowed about three quarters to two thirds. The pilot departed from the mowed…

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