N6861K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-16 built in 1949. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 26, 1958. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Piper PA-16 cancelled September 26, 1958
- Serial number
- 16-697
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1949
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 21, 1956
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Christian Arthur Dean (Individual)
Girard, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6861K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B · serial 506B
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman G-164B · serial 506B
A malfunctioning carburetor. Factors include a downdraft, and the soft dirt in a newly plowed field.
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