N16540 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech 1900D built in 1995. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 18, 2012 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Beech 1900D cancelled December 18, 2012
- Serial number
- UE-172
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1995
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- May 9, 2011
- Last FAA action
- January 5, 2012
- Last owner
- Silver Airways CORP (Corporation)
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Commuter
Piper PA-28R-200 cancelled August 27, 1992
- Serial number
- 28R7335161
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 6, 1983
- Last FAA action
- July 20, 1992
- Last owner
- Dragon Riders Corporation (Corporation)
Mcgregor, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Aeronca C-3 cancelled May 12, 1948
- Serial number
- 681
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 24, 1941
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Speir Robert A JR & Laverne Bockmon (Partnership)
Tampa, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N16540
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-200 · serial 28R-7335161
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF AN INSTRUMENT RATING, AND HIS DISREGARD OF FORCASTED ADVERSE WEATHER ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.
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