# N15866: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 11, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15866
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15866

## Aircraft that carried N15866

- [Cancelled 1997-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15866-1997-09-11): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 347350102. Owner: [Smith Paul G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20PAUL%20G), [Norman, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Norman)
- [Cancelled 1948-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15866-1948-05-06): Rearwin 7000, S/N 472, built 1936. Owner: [Nu-Hi-Ways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NU-HI-WAYS%20INC), [Cudahy, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Cudahy)

## NTSB investigations on N15866 (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 ATL95FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA162), Aug 23, 1995: Piper PA-34-200 (N15866), Double Springs, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures for loss of engine power, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N15866 (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 19950823030439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823030439A), Aug 23, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N15866), Double Spring, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost left engine circling slow and wobbly. Below VMC rolled. Hit trees. Fuel tanks were empty. Misused se procedure

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