# N2516E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 6, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2516E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2516E

## Aircraft that carried N2516E

- [Cancelled 2011-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2516E-2011-06-06): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6099, built 1946. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1991-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2516E-1991-07-18): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3878A0478. Owner: [Santa Cruz Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANTA%20CRUZ%20AVIATION%20INC), [Watsonville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Watsonville)

## NTSB investigations on N2516E (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 LAX90LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA324), Sep 19, 1990: Piper PA-38-112 (N2516E), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI'S) INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2516E (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 19900918040759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900918040759A), Sep 18, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N2516E), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Struck tree off end runway and slid down embankment on takeoff. Aircraft performance midjudged on short dirt strip.

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