# N16966: 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: November 15, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16966

## Aircraft that carried N16966

- [Cancelled 2007-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16966-2007-11-15): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281465, built 2007. Exported to India. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1980-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16966-1980-05-02): Bell 206B, S/N 2365, built 1978. Sale reported. Owner: [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

## NTSB investigations on N16966 (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 FTW80DRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD19), Mar 11, 1980: Bell 206B (N16966), Venice, LA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16966 (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 19800311005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005649A), Mar 11, 1980: Bell 206BELL (N16966), Venice, LA, Destroyed. The pilot initiated a descent from 700 feet over water & fog. Was reading a chart & flew into the water.

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