# N2165U: Snider Austin T RV-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Snider Austin T RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/snider-austin-t-rv-6) (registry code 05608GE, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 20495
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1992
- Certificate issued: February 20, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A1D2E6
- Registered owner: [Ong Tenley M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ONG%20TENLEY%20M)
- Location: [Carmichael, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carmichael)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6267° N, 121.3322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95608, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2165U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2165U

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 (Snider Austin T RV-6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 LAX91LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA175), Apr 16, 1991: Snider RV6 (N2165U), Paulden, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS PROPERLY POSITIONED FOR FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19971122034219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971122034219I), Nov 22, 1997: Amtr RV6 (N2165U), Kingman, AZ, Minor damage. Leaking oil restricting visability through side and forward windscreens. Struck taxi way sign during rollout.
- [Accident 19910416011309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416011309A), Apr 16, 1991: Amtr RV6 (N2165U), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed. Pilot forgot to turn fuel selector on for takeoff.

## 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 N2165U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2165U before.

- [Cancelled 1970-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165U-1970-06-08): Brantly B-2B, S/N 327. Owner: [Flight Of St Petersburg Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20OF%20ST%20PETERSBURG%20INC), [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165U-undated): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R7931102. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Snider Austin T RV-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/snider-austin-t-rv-6/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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