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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N16297

N16297 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aeronca LB. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 20, 1940. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Aeronca LB cancelled October 20, 1940

Serial number
2033
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Witherspoon Robert C Etal (Co-owned)
Kemmerer, WY
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N16297

DEN83LA124Accident on May 31, 1983 at Kemmerer, WY: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale SA-315B · serial 2430

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