# N5816: 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 10, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5816
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5816

## Aircraft that carried N5816

- [Cancelled 1990-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5816-1990-09-10): Convair 340, S/N 126. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5816 (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.

- [Incident 19891111057409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111057409I), Nov 11, 1989: Cvac STCAPJC (N5816), Indianapolis, IN. Fire warning. Declared emergency and landed. Right generator cannon connector shorted giving false signal.
- [Incident 19890421019839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890421019839I), Apr 21, 1989: Cvac STC340CVAC (N5816), Indianapolis, IN. NR2 fire warning on climbout. Shut engine down and returned. Found bird nest being built in engine intake. No fire.

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