# N5641H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2018-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 16-252
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 1950
- Last registry action: August 14, 2014
- Mode S code: A73849
- Location: [Vacaville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vacaville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3331° N, 121.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95687, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5641H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5641H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5641H-2018-02-15

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 SEA07CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA149), Jun 11, 2007: Piper PA-16 (N5641H), Esparto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude resulting in an undershoot. Factors included the berm and the wind gusts.

## 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 20070610009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070610009579A), Jun 10, 2007: Piper PA16 (N5641H), Esparto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that the winds were gusting, but not any worse than he has encountered before, at his private landing strip. He came in low and hit an…

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