Piper PA-16

0 ADs match the Piper PA-16 airframe. Engine ADs depend on the engine installed and are listed on each aircraft page.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

NTSB events

55

Destroyed

4

Substantial damage

51

Minor damage

0

No damage

0

Per 1,000 aircraft per year, 2016–2025

2.7

Events are NTSB accidents and incidents matched to Piper PA-16 airframes by serial number or N-number; counts are approximate, because older events can't always be matched. The yearly rate divides NTSB events from 2016 to 2025 by the number of registered Piper PA-16 aircraft in each of those years. Not adjusted for hours flown: training aircraft fly far more than most.

• Feb 9, 2023Substantial damage · none injuries · Soldotna, AKN5987H
• Jan 10, 2022Substantial damage · none injuries · Creswell, ORN6863K
• Sep 25, 2021Substantial damage · none injuries · Greensboro, GAN5656H
• Mar 31, 2019Substantial damage · none injuries · Afton, WYN676SC
• Oct 7, 2018Substantial damage · none injuries · Manchester, WVN49WV

2 reports on Piper PA-16 airframes. Each aircraft page lists its own reports.

No ADs published since 1998 match the Piper PA-16 airframe; engine ADs depend on the engine installed. 55 NTSB events since 1982 involve Piper PA-16 airframes; from 2016 to 2025, about 2.7 a year per 1,000 registered aircraft. Operators and repair stations filed 2 service difficulty reports on Piper PA-16 airframes since 1995. Check each aircraft's own record before you buy.

• Read the logbooks for the airframe, engine and propeller, start to finish.
• Check AD compliance records against the ADs that may apply.
• Look for damage history and Form 337 major repairs and alterations.
• Have an independent A&P or IA do a pre-buy inspection.
• Run a title search and use escrow for the payment.