# N5944H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2013-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A1), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 16-567
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1992
- Last registry action: October 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A7AF2F
- Owner when cancelled: [Leet David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEET%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Eagle River, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Eagle%20River)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1743° N, 149.2843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99577, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5944H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5944H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5944H-2013-04-24

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 SEA67D0183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0183), Oct 27, 1966: Piper PA-16 (N5944H), College Plce, WA, substantial damage

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