# N5981H: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2021-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2021
- 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: 16-608
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2015
- Last registry action: September 21, 2017
- Mode S code: A7BDA2
- Owner when cancelled: [Foundation Of Wayne Community College Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUNDATION%20OF%20WAYNE%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE%20INC)
- Location: [Goldsboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Goldsboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3693° N, 77.8869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27534, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5981H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5981H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5981H-2021-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 UNK65X0793](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0793), Nov 22, 1964: Piper PA16 (N5981H), Montrose, CO, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19870420045279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420045279I), Apr 20, 1987: Piper PA16 (N5981H), Enterprise, AL, Minor damage. Engine did not respond to throttle advancement. Landed in a field. Magneto had failed.

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