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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5816E

N5816E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 1, 1988. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172N cancelled December 1, 1988

Serial number
17271943
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna 150 cancelled July 6, 1965

Serial number
17316
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 20, 1960
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Bunker Hill Air Force Base Aero Club (Corporation)
Bunker Hill Afb, IN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5816E

MKC88FA058Accident on February 28, 1988 at Oxford, IA: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271943

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