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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N16729

N16729 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Embraer EMB-120ER built in 1990. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 25, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Embraer EMB-120ER cancelled October 25, 2007

Serial number
120.185
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
Year built
1990
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
April 24, 1998
Last FAA action
October 18, 2005
Last owner
Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N16729

FTW93IA048Incident on December 9, 1992 at Houston, TX: no injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Embraer EMB-120RT · serial 120-185

THE ASSIGNED MECHANIC'S FAILURE TO REINSTALL THE ATTACHMENT SCREWS AND THE QUALITY INSPECTOR'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE COMPLETED WORK. A FACTOR WAS THE COMPLACENCY OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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