N16574 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna Ector 305A. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 8, 1998. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna Ector 305A cancelled September 8, 1998
- Serial number
- 2019
- 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
- January 4, 1971
- Last FAA action
- January 27, 1997
- Last owner
- State Of North Carolina (Government)
Clayton, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
Aeronca LC cancelled September 27, 1937
- Serial number
- 2050
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 8, 1936
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Elliott Lee Harvey (Individual)
Pontiac, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N16574
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ector Aircraft Company 305A (L-19) · serial 2019
The inflight encounter with a downdraft which led to a stall/mush and an inflight collision with the ground. Factors were the inadequate training in mountain flying and inadequate guidelines provided by the North Carolina Forest Service.
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