# N16239: 1976 Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 1980-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17702495
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1977
- Mode S code: A0FBFF
- Owner when cancelled: [Dirks Roger E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIRKS%20ROGER%20E)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1408° N, 106.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16239
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16239-1980-02-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DEN80FQA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA12), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 177B (N16239), Vaughn, NM, destroyed

## 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 19791221039999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221039999A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 177B (N16239), Vaughn, NM, Destroyed. Night flight in area of deteriorating weather. Tried to follow highway at low altitude. Hit trees.

## Other aircraft with N16239

- [Cancelled 1944-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16239-1944-06-19): Waco ZQC-6, S/N 4442, built 1936. Owner: [Aircraft Industries Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20INDUSTRIES%20COMPANY), [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)

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