# N9516: 1970 Bowers Midget Mustang M-1, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bowers Midget Mustang M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-midget-mustang-m-1) (registry code 16901CC)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 432
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1996
- Last registry action: September 8, 2005
- Mode S code: AD3B88
- Owner when cancelled: [Boyett Oran B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYETT%20ORAN%20B)
- Location: [Rowlett, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rowlett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8916° N, 96.5418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75088, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9516
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9516-2013-05-23

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 Bowers Midget Mustang M-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-midget-mustang-m-1.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 FTW96LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA207), May 10, 1996: Bowers Midget Mustang M-1 (N9516), Mesquite, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following the separation of the propeller spinner installed by the pilot. A factor was the pilot's failure to obtain the required FAA inspection for…

## 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 19960510010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960510010289A), May 10, 1996: Amtr M1 (N9516), Mesquite, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft engine quit during climb, attempted to return, and land, crashed on landing. (-23) pilot reported a substantial vibration and shudder on takeoff,…

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