# NTSB NYC03WA100: Piper PA-16, N5900H, Saint Girons, France, April 25, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 25, 2003, 12:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place: Saint Girons, France
- Coordinates: 43.008888, 1.103888
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0089&lon=1.1039&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 56952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC03WA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56952/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03WA100

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5900H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5900H-2023-10-17), registration cancelled 2023-10-17, S/N 16-520, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc.
- Destination: LFCG, Saint Girons
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Other investigations on N5900H (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 CHI66F0380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0380), Oct 19, 1965: Piper PA-16 (N5900H), Blissfield, MI, substantial damage

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.

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