seeking current owner of N58016

[MKEgal]

https://imgur.com/gallery/28uFdLJ

Several decades ago, my dad owned this plane.  One Christmas, mom found a stained glass artist who made this panel, complete with tail number & the right color stripe.     
After dad died the plane was sold.    

Why we still have the stained glass, I don't know, but if the current owner can be found & wants it, s/he can either pick it up [MKE] or pay for packing & shipping. [This is about 12x24".] 

I'm going to take it to Milwaukee, WI with me tomorrow (Sunday 05OCT), instead of leaving it in MCI. 

I've found a current registered owner in Muskegon, MI but can't find his contact information. 

Edited Saturday at 06:30 PM by MKEgal
changed pick-up place

[toto]

There’s no flight history on this a/c (or, at least, the last flight I see was in 2002). It seems to have a current registration, so presumably it’s still operational. The owner may have opted out of the commercial flight tracking databases. Maybe someone with a fancy adsbexchange subscription can see if it’s flying. 

The hive mind of MS is pretty good at these sorts of things, so I’m optimistic you’ll get in touch with the owner. Seems like a nice piece of aviation art that would be best kept with the plane. 

As mentioned elsewhere, you can almost certainly get in touch with the right contact if you go through the business records at the SoS office. But I understand that you’re short on time. Maybe someone here can provide a PM with contact info. 

[N201MKTurbo]

Your best bet is to send a letter to the PO Box.

You could contact the local airports around Muskegon.

[MKEgal]

I've decided to take it with me to MKE, so there's no time crunch for picking it up.  Edited the post to make the change.

[1980Mooney]

8 hours ago, MKEgal said:

https://imgur.com/gallery/28uFdLJ

Several decades ago, my dad owned this plane.  One Christmas, mom found a stained glass artist who made this panel, complete with tail number & the right color stripe.     
After dad died the plane was sold.    

Why we still have the stained glass, I don't know, but if the current owner can be found & wants it, s/he can either pick it up [SW Kansas City, KS area] or pay for packing & shipping. [This is about 12x24".] 
We only have about 2 weeks before this gets donated or sold by the estate sale company. 

I've found a current registered owner in Muskegon, MI but can't find his contact information. 

You may have just found what we call a "hangar queen". 

• The registered owner, which seems to be keeping the registration current is BUDLEY LTD. in MI. 
• The Principal Officer of Buldley LTD is DOUGLAS CLIFTON PARKER. 
• He is listed in the FAA Airman as a Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor.  However the internet shows he is 79 years old.  And FAA Airman shows that his last 3rd Class Physical was in 2010 and nothing since then.
• His FAA Airman address matches the Mooney Registration address which is a PO Box.  However, the mailing address of Budley Ltd is a home at 315 TERRACE POINT CIR, MUSKEGON, MI, 49445.
  • The landline is shown as (616) 285-8062 (if it still works)....

Good luck.  Others may be interested in finding the plane as a project to get flying on a budget.

Edited Saturday at 07:33 PM by 1980Mooney

[MKEgal]

Thank you 1980.  I tried the phone & it's disconnected.  So I'll try snail mail to both the home & POB.