# N16HB: Byrd Hershal O RANS S-12XL, registration cancelled 2001-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Byrd Hershal O RANS S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/byrd-hershal-o-rans-s-12xl) (registry code 056052R)
- Serial number: 09970815
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1998
- Last registry action: June 19, 1998
- Mode S code: A0F006
- Owner when cancelled: [Byrd Hershal O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYRD%20HERSHAL%20O)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3870° N, 112.1096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85041, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16HB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16HB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16HB-2001-05-18

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 Byrd Hershal O RANS S-12XL: https://openairdocs.org/model/byrd-hershal-o-rans-s-12xl.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19990601014749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990601014749I), Jun 1, 1999: Amtr RANSS12 (N16HB), Maricopa, AZ, Minor damage. A pilot of a rans homebuilt aircraft was in cruise flight when he heard a loud noise coming from the engine. The pilot then elected to make a pre-cautionary…

## Other aircraft with N16HB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16HB): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0757, built 2003

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