N16231 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 9, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled August 9, 2012
- Serial number
- 28-7325227
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 28, 1992
- Last FAA action
- June 7, 2001
- Last owner
- Midwest Aircraft Corporation (Corporation)
Dubuque, IA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Waco ZQC-6 cancelled May 22, 1965
- Serial number
- 4433
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Venezuela
- Certificate issued
- May 9, 1958
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Crim Robert J (Co-owned)
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N16231
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7325227
THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE AIRCRAFT'S MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF.
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