# N9669B: 2007 Rimes Harold A CAPELLA XS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rimes Harold A CAPELLA XS](https://openairdocs.org/model/rimes-harold-a-capella-xs) (registry code 0590169, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 12, 2020
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD7605
- Registered owner: [Mcgee Charles J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGEE%20CHARLES%20J)
- Location: [Rochester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Rochester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7332° N, 80.2085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15074, 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=9669B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9669B

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 (Rimes Harold A CAPELLA XS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9669B.

## NTSB investigations on N9669B not matched to an aircraft (3)

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 SEA96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA064), Feb 27, 1996: Cessna 180A (N9669B), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to identify the unsuitable taxi area, and the failure of airport maintenance personnel to properly identify a construction area.
- [NTSB SEA90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA185), Sep 16, 1990: Cessna 180A (N9669B), Paisley, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A LANDING SITE.
- [NTSB MIA78DKT67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT67), Aug 9, 1978: Cessna 180 (N9669B), Key Largo, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9669B.

## Reports on N9669B not matched to an aircraft (4)

They name N9669B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19960227002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960227002779A), Feb 27, 1996: Cessna 180A (N9669B), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. During taxi to ramp left main gear rolled into open unmarked manhole near fuel island.
- [Accident 19900916039899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900916039899A), Sep 16, 1990: Cessna 180A (N9669B), Paisley, OR, Substantial damage. Landed on a dry lake bed. Nose whell hit soft spot. Aircraft flipped over.
- [Incident 19850608040779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608040779I), Jun 8, 1985: Cessna 180A (N9669B), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down short of lip of runway resulting in damage to tail wheel and underside of fuselage.
- [Accident 19780809029239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809029239A), Aug 9, 1978: Cessna 180A (N9669B), Key Largo, FL, Destroyed. Pilot elected to practice x-wind landings although wind was direcwind with gusts to 25 KTS.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Rimes Harold A CAPELLA XS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rimes-harold-a-capella-xs/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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