Piper PA-16 — registry & accident history

Recent Piper PA-16 accidents

1. N5987HFeb 9, 2023No injuries

   A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

2. N6863KJan 10, 2022No injuries

   The pilot’s excessive left brake pedal application during landing roll, which resulted a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and nose over.

3. N5656HSep 25, 2021No injuries

   The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and fuel system inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

4. N676SCMar 31, 2019No injuries

   The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control and the airplane’s subsequent impact with a snowbank and nose-over during an attempted go-around.

5. N49WVOct 7, 2018No injuries

   A vehicle's incursion onto an active runway, which resulted in an evasive action by the pilot landing an airplane on that runway and a subsequent runway excursion.

6. N5726HFeb 13, 2018No injuries

   The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.

7. N5896HJun 18, 2017No injuries

   The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

8. N5735HJun 10, 2015No injuries

   The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare, which resulted in the airplane impacting a rice field and nosing over.

Piper PA-16 aircraft

• N49WV ’49 •
• N5626H ’49 •
• N5656H •
• N5942H ’49 •
• N5945H ’49 •
• N5987H ’46 •
• N6834K •
• N6913 ’49 •
• N108PC ’48
• N4000H ’48
• N40260
• N4473Y ’49