# Fleet-Martinez FLEET 16B

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 3480503
- Manufacturer (registry): FLEET-MARTINEZ
- Model: FLEET 16B
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS TC 2-566](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-566) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Fleet Aircraft Ltd.
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-martinez-fleet-16b

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 NYC04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA021), Nov 2, 2003: Fleet 16B (N80656), Fishers Island, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with water.

## 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 20031102035959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102035959A), Nov 2, 2003: Fleet FLEET16B (N80656), Fishers Island, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On November 2, 2003, at approximately 1115 eastern standard time, a Fleet biplane, 16B, N80656, registered to a corporation impacted the water…

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (3)

Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has.

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc
- [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Fleet FLEET 16B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b): 26 registered aircraft, registry code 3480502
- [Reed FLEET 16B](https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-fleet-16b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0561001
- [Fleet Reed S J IV FLEET 16B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-reed-s-j-iv-fleet-16b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 3480508

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