# N16083: 1976 Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 2012-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17702484
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1981
- Last registry action: June 12, 1984
- Mode S code: A0F53A
- Owners when cancelled: [Esler David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESLER%20DAVID%20L), [Elser Elisa](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELSER%20ELISA)
- Location: [Bricktown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Bricktown)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0386° N, 74.1116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08723, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16083
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16083-2012-08-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 177B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC81FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA047), May 10, 1981: Cessna 177B (N16083), Forked River, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19810510022629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510022629A), May 10, 1981: Cessna 177B (N16083), Forked River, NJ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot caught in IMC weather at night. Lost control of aircraft during vector assist. Near vertical impact.

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