# N16397: 1973 Piper PA-34-200, registration cancelled 2012-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7350139
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 2, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 2, 2005
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A10086
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20VENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16397
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16397-2012-08-09

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 Piper PA-34-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200.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 NYC00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA018), Oct 25, 1999: Piper PA-34-200 (N16397), Hopedale, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The nose landing gear was not locked in the extended position.
- [NTSB FTW75DPJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ08), Sep 29, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N16397), Early, OK, 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 19991025030459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025030459A), Oct 25, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N16397), Hopedale, MA, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 25, about 1020 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200, N16397, was substantially damaged while landing at the Hopedale Industrial Park…
- [Accident 19740929032619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929032619A), Sep 29, 1974: Piper PA34200 (N16397), Early, OK, Substantial damage. Hit soft spot in hard top portion of hard top/sod pvt strip.

## Other aircraft with N16397

- [Cancelled 1940-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16397-1940-09-01): Piper J-2, S/N 693, built 1936. Owner: [Lance Clarence Cleo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANCE%20CLARENCE%20CLEO), [Wylam, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Wylam)

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