# N5345H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 16-151
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1959
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2002
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A6C258
- Owners when cancelled: [Drozs Christopher E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DROZS%20CHRISTOPHER%20E), [Drozs Allen P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DROZS%20ALLEN%20P)
- Location: [Decatur, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Decatur)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8102° N, 88.9278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62521, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5345H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5345H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5345H-2015-05-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI70FDW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FDW18), May 25, 1970: Piper PA-16 (N5345H), South Rockwd, MI, substantial damage

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