# N5372H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 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: 16-179
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2008
- Last registry action: July 8, 2008
- Mode S code: A6CD14
- Owner when cancelled: [Holmes Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [Stevenson, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Stevenson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7059° N, 121.9456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98648, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5372H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5372H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5372H-2015-05-15

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 ANC13LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA048), May 19, 2013: Piper PA-16 (N5372H), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the inability to recover the airplane.

## 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 20130519009859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130519009859A), May 19, 2013: Piper PA-16 (N5372H), Juneau, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft lost power for unknown reason on climb out Aircraft sank to the bottom of ocean and is unrecoverable

## Other aircraft with N5372H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5372H): Robinson Helicopter R66, S/N 0019, built 2011

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