# N5790H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2013-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 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: 16-406
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1984
- Last registry action: May 2, 1987
- Mode S code: A77238
- Owner when cancelled: [Freeman Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEMAN%20GARY%20D)
- Location: [Keller, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Keller)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9291° N, 97.2262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76248, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5790H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5790H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5790H-2013-07-19

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 FTW67F0392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0392), Dec 17, 1966: Piper PA-16 (N5790H), Odessa, TX, substantial damage

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