Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI
N116GS is a Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2001. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Nampa, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 20, 2015 and expires on March 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 26, 2001.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Spittler Gerald
- Model
- S-16 SHEKARI
- Serial number
- 1298009
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-320 SERIES · 150 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2001
- Kit
- RANS INC S-16 SHEKARI
- Transponder code
- A04324 (octal 50041444)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 20, 2015
- Expires
- March 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- April 28, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built · July 26, 2001
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
- FAA record id
- 00643914
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Tharp Thomas J
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 3718 E Man O War Dr
Nampa, ID 83686-1314
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No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N116GS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Tharp Thomas J, an individual, certificate issued March 20, 2015, expires March 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated July 26, 2001, consistent with the 2001 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1298009 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N116GS according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N116GS: Accident on August 1, 2014 at Fort Bridger, WY: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 4, 2006 at Plattsmouth, NE: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rans S-16 · operated under 091
The fuel flow divider inlet line’s B-nut coming loose during takeoff, resulting in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adequately tighten the B-nut during recent maintenance.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Spittler Rans S-16 · operated under 091
A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation which resulted from a binding within the fuel servo. A factor associated with the accident was the high vegetation that was encountered during the forced landing.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data