N1516E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 9, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled January 9, 2021
- Serial number
- 172 71030
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 11, 2008
- Last FAA action
- May 2, 2017
- Last owner
- Morgan Kenneth J (Co-owned)
Norridgewock, ME - Airworthiness
- None on file
Aeronca 7AC cancelled October 6, 1955
- Serial number
- 7AC-5079
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 22, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Sarajian Aram M (Individual)
West Englewood, NJ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1516E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 172 71030
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a low-altitude climbing turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271030
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND PREMATURE RAISING OF THE FLAPS.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site