# N5977H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2018-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 16-603
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1965
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A7BABD
- Owner when cancelled: [Daniels Christian M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIELS%20CHRISTIAN%20M)
- Location: [West Lawn, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Lawn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3277° N, 75.9965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19609, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5977H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5977H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5977H-2018-04-05

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 (2)

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 NYC66D0419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0419), Dec 1, 1965: Piper PA-16 (N5977H), Spencer, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1800](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1800), May 17, 1964: Piper PA16 (N5977H), Annville, PA, substantial damage

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