# N516NK: 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: March 27, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=516NK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516NK

## Aircraft that carried N516NK

- [Cancelled 2025-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516NK-2025-03-27): Airbus A319-132, S/N 2704, built 2006. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Gryphon Trading Company LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRYPHON%20TRADING%20COMPANY%20LLC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N516NK (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 ENG14IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA001), Oct 15, 2013: Airbus A319 132 (N516NK), Greenville, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A high pressure turbine 2nd stage blade separation due to stress corrosion cracking in the J channel cooling cavity. The failed blade entered the gas path and caused substantial damage to the low…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N516NK (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.

- [Incident 20080506848359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080506848359I), May 6, 2008: Airbus A319132 (N516NK), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Spirit flight 417 conducted a normal takeoff from runway 22L at dtw. Following lift off and while turning to the tower assigned heading, the crew was…

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