# N5630H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 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: 16-241
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1985
- Last registry action: February 4, 2003
- Mode S code: A7346F
- Owner when cancelled: [Mathews Scott N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATHEWS%20SCOTT%20N)
- Location: [Socorro, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Socorro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9326° N, 107.0738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87801, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5630H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5630H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5630H-2013-10-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ANC88LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA068), Jun 23, 1988: Piper PA-16 (N5630H), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19880623023679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623023679A), Jun 23, 1988: Piper PA16 (N5630H), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control on crosswind takeoff. Veered off runway and collapsed left gear and bent wing. Blamed a brake problem.
- [Incident 19820819046139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820819046139I), Aug 19, 1982: Piper PA16 (N5630H), Gulkana, AK, Minor damage. Pilot taxing out for takeoff taxied into a large unmarked hole.

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