# N5348H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A1), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 16-154
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 1984
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1967
- Last registry action: July 6, 2010
- Mode S code: A6C2C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Foster R W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20R%20W)
- Location: [Garden Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Garden%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7788° N, 117.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden Grove, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5348H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5348H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5348H-2013-04-09

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 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 LAX68F0423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0423), May 19, 1968: Piper PA-16 (N5348H), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

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