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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5796H

N5796H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-16. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 20, 1999. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Piper PA-16 cancelled October 20, 1999

Serial number
16-413
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 21, 1988
Last FAA action
July 24, 1997
Last owner
Freitag Mitchell S (Individual)
Matthews, NC
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5796H

MIA99FA125Accident on April 12, 1999 at Hardeeville, SC: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-16 · serial 16-413

An inflight loss of control for undetermined reasons while in a descent and the subsequent collision with the terrain.

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