N516NK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Airbus A319-132 built in 2006. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 27, 2025 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N516NK is reserved by a private party since March 27, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Airbus A319-132 cancelled March 27, 2025
- Serial number
- 2704
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 2006
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- April 15, 2024
- Last FAA action
- April 16, 2024
- Last owner
- Gryphon Trading Company LLC (LLC)
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N516NK
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Airbus A319 132 · serial 2704
A high pressure turbine 2nd stage blade separation due to stress corrosion cracking in the J channel cooling cavity. The failed blade entered the gas path and caused substantial damage to the low pressure turbine. The engine was subsequently left at a high power setting for approximately four minutes, exposing the turbine hardware to temperatures that exceeded the material annealing temperature and resulted in in failure and separation of multiple engine components.
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