# N146RC: 2009 Rainbow CHEETAH XLS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rainbow CHEETAH XLS](https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-cheetah-xls) (registry code 0600061, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 2200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (registry code 34800)
- Serial number: CH090
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 2009
- Certificate issued: May 9, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A0BA74
- Registered owner: [East Coast Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20COAST%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Sheridan, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Sheridan)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8325° N, 106.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82801, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=146RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146RC

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rainbow CHEETAH XLS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 2200)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA219), May 27, 2026: Rainbow Cheetah XLS (N146RC), Knightdale, NC, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20260527011119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260527011119A), May 27, 2026: Rainbow Aircraft (Pty) Ltd CHEETAH XLS (N146RC), Knightdale, NC, Destroyed. (Incident summary) On Wednesday, may 27, 2026, at approximately 11:00 am EDT, pilot [privacy data omitted] and passenger [privacy data omitted] arrived at cox…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N146RC

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N146RC before.

- [Cancelled 2005-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N146RC-2005-03-23): Bell 206B, S/N 3812. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Lang Aircraft Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANG%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## Related

- Other Rainbow CHEETAH XLS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-cheetah-xls/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 2200 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200.md

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