Single-engine piston

N316VV

2024 Tecnam P Mentor

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2024
Serial
1111/US
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ISC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Golden Age N316Vv LLC (LLC)
Based
Norwalk, IA
Registration record

N316VV on the FAA register

Type
2024 Tecnam P Mentor (FAA: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR)
Serial
1111/US
Engines
Rotax 912ISC
Registered owner
Golden Age N316Vv LLC
Norwalk, IA
Certificate issued
2025-05-09
Airworthiness date
2025-03-06
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A35F0A
Mode S (octal)
50657412
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-11
    Accident at Des Moines, IA; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N316VV.
  • 2025-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2024
    Manufactured (2024).
Overview

About N316VV

N316VV is a 2024 Tecnam P Mentor (FAA model P-MENTOR), serial number 1111/US. The FAA register lists Golden Age N316Vv LLC as the registrant in Norwalk, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912ISC engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 6, 2025.

N316VV has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-02-11 Accident · Des Moines, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN26LA113
Reported aircraft: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-Mentor
Probable cause: The solo student pilot s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.