# N16CG: 1979 Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, registration cancelled 2002-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40) (registry code 5780440)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 418SA
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1996
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1997
- Last registry action: February 11, 1999
- Mode S code: A0EF8E
- Owners when cancelled: [Fambrough Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAMBROUGH%20JERRY%20L), [Fambrough Jeanne L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAMBROUGH%20JEANNE%20L)
- Location: [Alamogordo, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Alamogordo)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7361° N, 106.0394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88310, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16CG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16CG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16CG-2002-01-11

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 Mitsubishi MU-2B-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX1358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1358), Feb 16, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND UPPER SURFACE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CRACKED DURING DEICE BOOT CHANGE. MITSUBISHI TECH SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. REPAIR WILL BE IAW SRM.

## 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 FTW01FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA111), May 1, 2001: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N16CG), The Woodlands, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following a loss of right engine power, which resulted in impact with terrain in an uncontrolled descent. A contributing factor was the loss of right…
- [NTSB DEN81FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA067), Sep 24, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N16CG), Flagstaff, AZ, 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 20010501009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010501009099A), May 1, 2001: Mtsbsi MU2B40 (N16CG), The Woodlands, TX, No damage. (.19)On may 1, 2001, approximately 1241 central daylight time, a mitsubishi MU-2B-40, twin-engine turbopropeller driven airplane, N16CG, impacted trees and…
- [Accident 19810924062251A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924062251A), Sep 24, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B40 (N16CG), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with departing metro-liner, N161SW, during landing roll in foggy conditions.

## Other aircraft with N16CG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16CG): John P Burke CAVALON, S/N V00493, built 2022

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