# N1516E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2021-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172 71030
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 11, 2008
- Last registry action: May 2, 2017
- Mode S code: A0D115
- Owners when cancelled: [Morgan Kenneth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGAN%20KENNETH%20J), [Morgan Brenda T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGAN%20BRENDA%20T)
- Location: [Norridgewock, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Norridgewock)
- Physical address: [Norridgwock, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Norridgwock)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7143° N, 69.8635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04957, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1516E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1516E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516E-2021-01-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 GAA19CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA407), Jul 3, 2019: Cessna 172 (N1516E), Montville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a low-altitude climbing turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB BFO90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA068), Aug 2, 1990: Cessna 172N (N1516E), Tangier Island, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND PREMATURE RAISING OF THE FLAPS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20190703009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190703009109A), Jul 3, 2019: Cessna 172N (N1516E), Montville, ME, Destroyed. On July 3, 2019 N1516E, a C-172N was flying low altitude operations (300 feet) over a field at hidden valley camp in monteville, ME for the purposes of…
- [Accident 19900802029559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802029559A), Aug 2, 1990: Cessna 172N (N1516E), Tangier, VA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing damaging the nose gear. Blamed ripples in runway.

## Other aircraft with N1516E

- [Cancelled 1955-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516E-1955-10-06): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5079. Owner: [Sarajian Aram M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SARAJIAN%20ARAM%20M), [West Englewood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/West%20Englewood)

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