# N50TA: 1948 Temco D-16, registration cancelled 2013-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Temco D-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16) (registry code 9230602)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A1), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TTN-16
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1958
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1983
- Last registry action: September 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A63941
- Owner when cancelled: [Lucas Harold L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUCAS%20HAROLD%20L)
- Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2306° N, 114.4033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59901, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50TA-2013-03-19

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 Temco D-16: https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16.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 ANC86LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA120), Aug 5, 1986: Navion D-16 (N50TA), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19860804037309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860804037309A), Aug 4, 1986: Multec D16 (N50TA), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Left engine lost power after early liftoff. Landed in a lake and sank. Left engine fuel selector on off position.

## Other aircraft with N50TA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50TA): Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1, S/N 1403, built 1959

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