# N6316U: 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: September 14, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6316U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6316U

## Aircraft that carried N6316U

- [Cancelled 2000-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6316U-2000-09-14): Aerostar International RAVEN S49A, S/N S49A-3001. Owner: [Husby Deb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUSBY%20DEB), [Brandon, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Brandon)
- [Cancelled 1964-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6316U-1964-07-24): Aero Commander 680FL, S/N 1429-71. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Air Ferry Intl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20FERRY%20INTL%20INC), [Pacific Palasades, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pacific%20Palasades)

## NTSB investigations on N6316U (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 CHI00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA054), Dec 31, 1999: Aerostar S49A (N6316U), Flandreau, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the burner becoming disconnected from the balloon's frame. A contributing factor was the high wind condition.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6316U (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 19991231037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991231037629A), Dec 31, 1999: Raven S49A (N6316U), Flandreau, SD, Destroyed. (.19) On December 31, 1999, an Aerostar international, Raven S49A balloon, N6316U, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it sustained a hard landing…

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