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Models · Temco · Piston twins · data as of October 28, 2026

Temco D-16

8 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1948; half of them date from 1947 or earlier. Texas has the most (2). 38% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Temco D-16: American civil aircraft
Photo: Greg Goebel, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Temco D-16 on Wikipedia

About the D-16 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
Common engines
Lycoming 0-340 Series (6), Lycoming 0-320 Series (2)
Seats
4
Cruise speed
about 114 mph
Built of
aluminium · The Twin Navion.
Maker on the register
Temco
Registered
earliest certificate February 12, 1970; newest May 13, 2023

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual562%
Corporation338%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
D-16A61946 to 194875.0%
D-1621947 to 194825.0%

When they were built by decade · 1 with no year on file

0245771940
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19407

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20121
20171
20211
20231

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid788%
Sale reported112%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard8100%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Navionaire INC1Mid Atlantic Air Museum1Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Navionaire INC1
Mid Atlantic Air Museum1
Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum1

Fleet pages: Mid Atlantic Air Museum

Accident history NTSB records · 5 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

2024-04-08CEN24LA151 · D-16A N131N · accident near Clarksville, AR · serious injuries
2013-02-16WPR13LA125 · D-16A N716T · accident near Heber, CA · minor injuries
2009-10-05CEN10LA004 · D-16A N124N · accident near Eden Prairie, MN · serious injuries
1996-08-28NYC96LA176 · D-16A N128N · accident near Hainesport, NJ · serious injuries
1991-07-13CHI91FA208 · D-16A N88T · accident near Eau Claire, MI · 1 killed

The 5 most recent of 5 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Temco D-16 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

8 as of October 28, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Temco D-16s?

Texas, with 2.

Who owns the Temco D-16?

38% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Temco D-16s on the register built?

Between 1946 and 1948; half of them in 1947 or earlier.

How many Temco D-16 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

5 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Temco D-16 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The Twin Navion. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the D-16 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/temco/d-16.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 8

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N131N Temco
D-16A
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N708T Temco
D-16A
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108N Temco
D-16A
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4487K Temco
D-16
Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading, Pennsylvania
Standard 2012-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722T Temco
D-16A
Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum
Ankeny, Iowa
Standard 1999-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101N Temco
D-16
Navionaire INC
Miami, Florida
Standard 1992-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N705T Temco
D-16A
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1970-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69ET Temco
D-16A
Individual owner
Idaho
Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes