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N162811973 Piper PA-34-200

Deregistered

Checked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 15, 2026

N16281 appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2018, 4 fatalities). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 15, 2026.

Aircraft record

Serial number
34-7350122
Manufacturer
Piper
Year
1973
Category
Fixed wing multi-engine
Engine
Lycoming I0360 Ser
Registration
Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

  1. ERA18FA194AJul 17, 2018Miami, FLFatal · 4 fatal

    The failure of both pilots in both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane as they converged nearly head-on at the same altitude.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1973 Piper PA-34-200).

  1. Feb 12, 2019deregisteredDean International Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N16281 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1973 Piper PA-34-200 above.

Frequently asked

Has N16281 been in an accident?
Yes. N16281 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2018.
What kind of aircraft is N16281?
N16281 is a 1973 Piper PA-34-200 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 34-7350122.
Has N16281 been in a fatal accident?
An NTSB record for N16281 (ERA18FA194A) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.

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