# N16V: 1948 Mercury Air SHOESTRING, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mercury Air SHOESTRING](https://openairdocs.org/model/mercury-air-shoestring) (registry code 05601TV)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 101
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 14, 1993
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A0F130
- Owner when cancelled: [San Diego Aerospace Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20DIEGO%20AEROSPACE%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7131° N, 117.1731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16V-2013-07-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Mercury Air SHOESTRING: https://openairdocs.org/model/mercury-air-shoestring.md

## Other aircraft with N16V

- [Cancelled 1963-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16V-1963-10-23): Beech D17S, S/N 299. Owner: [Aeronautical Research & Development Co Of Pa](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTICAL%20RESEARCH%20%26%20DEVELOPMENT%20CO%20OF%20PA), [Tatamy, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Tatamy)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16V-undated): Sikorsky S-38-B, S/N 314-20. Owner: [Pacific American Airways Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20CO), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)

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