# N16LA: 1987 Harral W R GLASAIR, registration cancelled 2013-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Harral W R GLASAIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/harral-w-r-glasair) (registry code 05655ET)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 203
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1987
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1993
- Last registry action: August 7, 1996
- Mode S code: A0F050
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Golf Enterprises Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20GOLF%20ENTERPRISES%20LTD)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7550° N, 75.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LA-2013-10-25

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 Harral W R GLASAIR: https://openairdocs.org/model/harral-w-r-glasair.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 FTW93FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA222), Jul 31, 1993: Harral Glasair 1 (N16LA), Rusk, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE PROPER FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL STARVATION ENGINE POWER LOSS AND HIS INADVERTANT ENTRY INTO A STALL DURING THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19930731027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027029A), Jul 31, 1993: Amtr GLASAIRIII (N16LA), Rusk, TX, Destroyed. Reported problem on nose high climbout. Stalled turning back. Main fuel tank empty aux tanks full.

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