# N9866B: 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: March 21, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9866B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9866B

## Aircraft that carried N9866B

- [Cancelled 2017-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9866B-2017-03-21): Champion 7FC, S/N 7FC-189, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Clepper C Minnette](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEPPER%20C%20MINNETTE), [Saegertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Saegertown)

## NTSB investigations on N9866B (2)

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 NYC06CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA194), Aug 5, 2006: Champion 7FC (N9866B), Harmonsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.
- [NTSB UNK64X4114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4114), Sep 23, 1964: Champion 7FC (N9866B), Sioux Falls, SD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9866B (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.

- [Accident 20060805017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805017979A), Aug 5, 2006: Bbavia 7FC (N9866B), Port Meadville, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 5, 2006, at approximately 1110 local time, N9866B, an Aeronca champion 7FC with the pilot [privacy data omitted] as pilot-in-command (PIC),…
- [Incident 20030916022959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030916022959I), Sep 16, 2003: Bbavia 7FC (N9866B), Meadville, PA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he entered traffic normally for runway 25 and intended to exit the runway at the first turn-off. The pilot determined that it was…

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