<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Partners 16 1997 Third Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000812187 <NAME> ANGELES PARTNERS 16 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 466 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 15 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 11,876 <DEPRECIATION> 3,498 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,686 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 13,564 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (5,866) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 10,686 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,991 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,450 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 971 <INCOME-PRETAX> (237) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (237) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (237) <EPS-PRIMARY> (16.79)<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>