N2516E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aeronca 7AC built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 6, 2011. The last status on file was "n-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Aeronca 7AC cancelled June 6, 2011
- Serial number
- 7AC-6099
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- N-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 29, 1996
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled July 18, 1991
- Serial number
- 3878A0478
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 16, 1989
- Last FAA action
- November 17, 1989
- Last owner
- Santa Cruz Aviation INC (Corporation)
Watsonville, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2516E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78a0478
IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI'S) INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.
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