# N6852K: Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 1981-12-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 24, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 16-687
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1967
- Mode S code: A91872
- Owner when cancelled: [Mckenna Wm L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKENNA%20WM%20L)
- Location: [Torrington, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Torrington)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6852K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6852K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6852K-1981-12-24

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 DEN81FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA051), Jul 11, 1981: Piper PA-16 (N6852K), Ten Sleep, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810711042039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711042039A), Jul 11, 1981: Piper PA16 (N6852K), Ten Sleep, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control, spun into wall of a canyon. Thunderstorms in area. Pilot had severe arteriosclerosis. CFI expired.

## Other aircraft with N6852K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6852K): Hughes D Keith SPORTSMAN GS-2, S/N 7386, built 2013

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