# N16344: 1973 Piper PA-28R-200, registration cancelled 2004-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28R-7335131
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1973
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1991
- Last registry action: February 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A0FFD4
- Owner when cancelled: [Lapin Ari David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAPIN%20ARI%20DAVID)
- Location: [Brea, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brea)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9252° N, 117.8651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brea, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16344
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16344
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16344-2004-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Piper PA-28R-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200.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 LAX98FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA189), Jun 8, 1998: Piper PA-28R-200 (N16344), Lytle Creek, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional VFR descent into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a collision with mountainous terrain.

## 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 19980607012819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980607012819A), Jun 7, 1998: Piper PA28R200 (N16344), Lytle Creek, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.19) Acft crashed under unkn circum level of the san bernadino mountains. All 4 POB suffered fatal inj. (.4) the pilot contacted approach control while…
- [Incident 19930112001679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930112001679I), Jan 12, 1993: Piper PA28R200 (N16344), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. Experienced partial gear retraction after takeoff. Returned. Unable to lock gear down. Landed with nose gear up.

## Other aircraft with N16344

- [Cancelled 2018-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16344-2018-08-28): Team 1200 Z-MAX, S/N 691, built 1994. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Prospect, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Prospect)

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