# N7966: 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: February 20, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7966

## Aircraft that carried N7966

- [Cancelled 2018-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7966-2018-02-20): Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, S/N 83462, built 1941. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Carlson Ed D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLSON%20ED%20D), [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)

## NTSB investigations on N7966 (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 LAX90LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA218), Jun 29, 1990: de Havilland DH-82A (N7966), Sonoma, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO INADVERTENTLY ENTER INTO A STALL/MUSH CONDITION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7966 (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 19900629031669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900629031669A), Jun 29, 1990: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N7966), Sonoma, CA, Destroyed. Pilot reported no elevator control on takeoff settled back to ground impact and burned. No further details.

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