# N5960H: Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 1995-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 16584
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1992
- Last registry action: June 21, 1995
- Mode S code: A7B611
- Owner when cancelled: [Finkel Jonathan L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINKEL%20JONATHAN%20L)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5960H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5960H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5960H-1995-08-19

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 ANC93FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA114), Jul 9, 1993: Piper PA-16 (N5960H), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER, AND THE ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE PA-16, N5960H. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## 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 19930708022822A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708022822A), Jul 8, 1993: Piper PA16 (N5960H), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Called tower to land on float pond cleared but was struck from below by N87568 that was passing thru area NORDO.

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