# N166LC: 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: October 30, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=166LC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166LC

## Aircraft that carried N166LC

- [Cancelled 2021-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166LC-2021-10-30): Coons Robert L RW 1, S/N 001, built 2015. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Coons Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COONS%20ROBERT%20L), [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- [Cancelled 1990-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166LC-1990-03-23): Beech 58, S/N TH990. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N166LC (2)

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 WPR18FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA260), Sep 12, 2018: Robert L Coons RotorWay RW 1 (N166LC), Billings, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a hangar while maneuvering to his hangar. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited experience in helicopters.
- [NTSB ATL89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA077), Jan 17, 1989: Beech 58 (N166LC), Walnut Cove, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MADE THE LANDING APPROACH TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST FOR THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY, AND FAILED TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE FENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N166LC (2)

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 20180912013479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180912013479A), Sep 12, 2018: Coons Robert L RW 1 (N166LC), Billings, MT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 9/12/18, at 1243 MST, N166LC, an experimental amateur built helicopter built by and registered to the pilot crashed into a row of t-hangars while hover…
- [Accident 19890117001199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117001199A), Jan 17, 1989: Beech 58 (N166LC), Walnut Cove, NC, Substantial damage. Landed on last third of runway, ran off end through a fence before stopping. Failed to make timely go around.

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