# N16MA: Valentin TAIFUN 17E, registration cancelled 1998-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Valentin TAIFUN 17E](https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (registry code 9370100)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G50EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G50EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1039
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1997
- Last registry action: June 25, 1997
- Mode S code: A0F069
- Owner when cancelled: [Hebron Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEBRON%20ROBERT%20G)
- Location: [Westland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Westland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3339° N, 83.3842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48185, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16MA-1998-04-14

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 Valentin TAIFUN 17E: https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e.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 MIA98LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA059), Jan 12, 1998: Valentin Tiafun 17E (N16MA), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to see-and-avoid an obstruction during a precautionary landing on a paved road. Factors relating to the accident were: the resultant low…

## 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 19980112000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980112000269A), Jan 12, 1998: Amtr TIAFUN17E (N16MA), Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. (.4) On January 12, 1998, about 1630 central standard time, a valentin tiafun 17E, N16MA, registered to a private owner crashed on landing rollout during a…

## Other aircraft with N16MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16MA): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B, S/N 104

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