N1516E — 1978 Cessna 172N

Aircraft record

Serial number

172 71030

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

172N

Year

1978

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N1516E →

Accident & incident history

1. GAA19CA407Jul 3, 2019Montville, MENo injuries

   The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a low-altitude climbing turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1978 Cessna 172N).

1. Jan 9, 2021deregistered — Morgan Kenneth J

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N1516E was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1978 Cessna 172N above.

• until Oct 6, 1955Aeronca 7AC (s/n 7AC-5079)

Frequently asked

Has N1516E been in an accident?

Yes. N1516E appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2019.

What kind of aircraft is N1516E?

N1516E is a 1978 Cessna 172N (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 172 71030.