Single-engine piston

N5780H

1949 Piper PA-16

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
16-393
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Snellville, GA
Registration record

N5780H on the FAA register

Type
1949 Piper PA-16
Serial
16-393
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee
Snellville, GA
Certificate issued
2021-02-03
Airworthiness date
1955-09-17
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A76E81
Mode S (octal)
51667201
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5780H.
  • 1955-09-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N5780H

N5780H is a 1949 Piper PA-16, serial number 16-393. The FAA register lists Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee as the registrant in Snellville, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 17, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5780H.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-16 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5780H.

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.