Piper PA-16 Clipper
2 models built 1946–1949 · 275 on the US register today
The Clipper, built only in 1949: a short-winged four-seat taildragger developed from the Vagabond and the direct ancestor of the Pacer. Production lasted barely a year, partly because of a lawsuit over the name. The PA-16S is the seaplane model.
The variants
Family fleet, active
275
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
25.5
7 events over 275 active aircraft, pooled across the family
Successor
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30