# N6855K: 1949 Piper PA-16, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 16-691
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1986
- Last registry action: October 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A918DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Gentry John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENTRY%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Saugerties, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Saugerties)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0926° N, 73.9881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12477, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6855K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6855K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6855K-2013-05-02

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 SEA69F0163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0163), Oct 27, 1968: Piper PA-16 (N6855K), Oregon City, OR, substantial damage

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