# N16574: Cessna Ector 305A, registration cancelled 1998-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna Ector 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-305a) (registry code 2073902)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2019
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1971
- Last registry action: January 27, 1997
- Mode S code: A107AB
- Owners when cancelled: [State Of North Carolina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20NORTH%20CAROLINA), [Nc Forest Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NC%20FOREST%20SERVICE), [Dept Of Conservation & Development](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPT%20OF%20CONSERVATION%20%26%20DEVELOPMENT)
- Location: [Clayton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Clayton)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6118° N, 78.4764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27520, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16574
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16574
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16574-1998-09-08

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 Cessna Ector 305A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-305a.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 ATL98GA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98GA086), Jun 25, 1998: Ector 305A (L-19) (N16574), Morganton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight encounter with a downdraft which led to a stall/mush and an inflight collision with the ground. Factors were the inadequate training in mountain flying and inadequate guidelines provided…

## 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 19980625020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980625020719A), Jun 25, 1998: Cessna 305A (N16574), Morganton, NC, Substantial damage. Severe dwondraft during water drop on forest fire. Unable pullout without stalling. Landed in tree tops. (.4)according to the pilot, he was flying above a fire…

## Other aircraft with N16574

- [Cancelled 1937-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16574-1937-09-27): Aeronca LC, S/N 2050. Owner: [Elliott Lee Harvey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIOTT%20LEE%20HARVEY), [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)

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