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N16DF

N16DF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 120 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 15, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N16DF is reserved by Ridgeaire INC. since April 10, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on February 10, 2027.

Cessna 120 cancelled October 15, 2012

Serial number
11787
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 16, 1978
Last FAA action
March 21, 1997
Last owner
Medley Robert W (Co-owned)
Gilroy, CA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N16DF

WPR23LA081Accident on December 28, 2022 at Hawthorne, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Embraer Executive Aircraft INC EMB-505 · serial 50500167

A runway overrun due to the pilot’s failure to stop the airplane as a result of diminished braking action due to a water contaminated runway surface.

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