# N5221H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2011-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A1), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 16-23
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 10, 1956
- Last registry action: July 6, 2006
- Mode S code: A692DF
- Owner when cancelled: [Freeborn County Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEBORN%20COUNTY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Albert Lea, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Albert%20Lea)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6609° N, 93.3246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56007, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5221H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5221H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5221H-2011-03-17

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 Piper PA-16: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-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 CHI85LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA015), Oct 13, 1984: Piper PA-16 (N5221H), St. Cloud, MN, 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 19841013055609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013055609A), Oct 13, 1984: Piper PA16 (N5221H), St Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. Collided with trees on a delayed go around after landing to long and too fast.

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