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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N16561

N16561 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 12, 1975 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled December 12, 1975

Serial number
28-7325299
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
April 23, 1973
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
C G Air Center INC (Corporation)
Greenville, MS
Airworthiness
None on file

Aeronca LB cancelled April 16, 1948

Serial number
2048
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1936
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 30, 1940
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Hemsted Don (Individual)
Redding, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N16561

CEN10IA157Incident on March 13, 2010 at Chicago, IL: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Embraer EMB-145LR · serial 145610

An in-flight encounter with lightning. Contributing to the incident was the damaged and displaced tailcone bulkhead frame that inhibited the full travel of the elevator during approach.

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