Single-engine piston

N8071L

1959 Piper PA-16

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
16-550
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
College Place, WA
Registration record

N8071L on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper PA-16
Serial
16-550
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
College Place, WA
Certificate issued
2010-03-08
Airworthiness date
2000-08-16
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAFE64
Mode S (octal)
52577144
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8071L to the current registrant.
  • 2000-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1993-06-02
    N8071L previously assigned to a Government Aircraft Factories N24A (s/n N24A44FA); cancelled.
  • 1972-02-29
    N8071L previously assigned to a Cessna 172H Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17256271); cancelled.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N8071L

N8071L is a 1959 Piper PA-16, serial number 16-550. It is registered to co-owners in College Place, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2010 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 (normal, utility), dated August 16, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8071L. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1991-06-01 Accident · Great Inagua Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA91WA157
Reported aircraft: Government Aircraft Fact (GAF) N24A — a different aircraft that carried the N8071L registration before this airframe.
1970-12-05 Accident · Milwaukee,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4344
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8071L registration before this airframe.

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.