# N16493: Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 1994-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 287305269
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1991
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: A10439
- Owner when cancelled: [Koch Seth A Ta S K Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOCH%20SETH%20A%20TA%20S%20K%20LEASING)
- Location: [Silver Spring, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Silver%20Spring)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0029° N, 77.0366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20910, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16493
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16493-1994-07-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 NYC94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA022), Oct 25, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N16493), Centreville, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19931025052309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931025052309A), Oct 25, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N16493), Centerville, MD, Destroyed. Report power loss. Crashed into water 800 yrds off shore. Dark night and no reference for horizon a factor.
- [Incident 19930630026719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630026719I), Jun 30, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N16493), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. Right brake locked up on rollout. Aircraft veered off runway into a muddy ditch.

## Other aircraft with N16493

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16493): Bell UH-1H, S/N 66-16493

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