# N6853K: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2017-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2017
- 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: 16-688
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A91895
- Owners when cancelled: [Geis Karl F Jr  Co Ow](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEIS%20KARL%20F%20JR%20%20CO%20OW), [Geis Mary Lou](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEIS%20MARY%20LOU)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5151° N, 122.5974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97215, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6853K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6853K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6853K-2017-11-21

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 SEA69A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0055), May 16, 1969: Piper PA-16 (N6853K), La Grande, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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