# N5311H: Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 1978-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 1978
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 16116
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1974
- Mode S code: A6B6A7
- Owner when cancelled: [Benson Flying Serivce Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSON%20FLYING%20SERIVCE%20INC)
- Location: [Benson, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Benson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5311H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5311H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5311H-1978-02-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MKC70D0305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0305), Nov 23, 1969: Piper PA-16 (N5311H), Madison, MN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5311H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5311H): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9278, built 2002

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