N16281 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-34-200 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 12, 2019. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N16281 is reserved by General Mitchell International Airport since May 5, 2026. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.
Piper PA-34-200 cancelled February 12, 2019
- Serial number
- 34-7350122
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 26, 2007
- Last FAA action
- February 9, 2018
- Last owner
- Dean International INC (Corporation)
Miami, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Aeronca LB cancelled July 20, 1938
- Serial number
- 2026
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 14, 1937
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N16281
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA34 · serial 34-7350122
The failure of both pilots in both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane as they converged nearly head-on at the same altitude.
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