# N766RW: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 19, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=766RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766RW

## Aircraft that carried N766RW

- [Cancelled 1991-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766RW-1991-08-19): Piper PA-32-260, S/N 321159. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wilson James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20JAMES%20C), [Forest Hill, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Forest%20Hill)

## NTSB investigations on N766RW (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 BFO89FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA028), Apr 7, 1989: Piper PA-32-260B (N766RW), Richmond, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE LOST POWER BECAUSE OF INDUCTION ICING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE CONDITIONS CONDUVICE TO INDUCTION ICING AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N766RW (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 19890407006789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407006789A), Apr 7, 1989: Piper PA32260 (N766RW), Richmond, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost power en route. Did not use carb heat. Hit trees landing in field. Icing in area. Conductive to induction ice.

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