# N16539: 1973 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2011-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7305279
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1973
- Last registry action: July 5, 1977
- Mode S code: A10724
- Owner when cancelled: [Ouachita Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OUACHITA%20AIRCRAFT)
- Location: [Mena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6160° N, 94.2106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71953, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16539
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16539
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16539-2011-07-13

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 FTW74AF015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF015), Sep 10, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N16539), Salt Flat, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19730910030529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910030529A), Sep 10, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N16539), Salt Flat, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Mountain tops obscured.

## Other aircraft with N16539

- [Cancelled 1937-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16539-1937-08-01): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-680. Owner: [Buffalo Aeronautical Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUFFALO%20AERONAUTICAL%20CORP), [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)

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