# N162V: 1936 Fleet FLEET 16B, registration cancelled 2010-12-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 30, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fleet FLEET 16B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b) (registry code 3480502)
- Engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-566](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-566) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 284
- Year built: 1936
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1972
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2010
- Last registry action: June 3, 2010
- Mode S code: A0FAF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Mtw Aviation Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MTW%20AVIATION%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162V-2010-12-30

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 Fleet FLEET 16B: https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b.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 NYC00LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA173), Jun 19, 2000: Fleet 16B (N162V), Rochester, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane make and model.
- [NTSB MIA73FKQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKQ03), Aug 14, 1972: Fleet Acft 16B (N162V), Mccomb, MS, substantial damage

## 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 20000619039959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619039959A), Jun 19, 2000: Fleet FLEET16B (N162V), Rochester, NH, Substantial damage. (.4)On June 19, 2000, at 1900 eastern daylight time, a Fleet 16B, N162V, was substantially damage during landing, when it ground-looped at the Skyhaven…
- [Incident 19941001037039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001037039I), Oct 1, 1994: Fleet FLEET16B (N162V), Albany, GA, Minor damage. Engine quit on climbout. Turned back. Landed ok but ground looped avoiding ditch. Beleive hit ignition with knee.

## Other aircraft with N162V

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162V): Travel Air D-4-D, S/N 1391, built 1929

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