# N216RN: 1983 Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160, registration cancelled 2008-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160](https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-pierre-robin-pierre-robin-r2160) (registry code 0960101)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A48EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A48EU), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NR200
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1983
- Certificate issued: December 20, 2004
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A1D150
- Owner when cancelled: [Roonie Two Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROONIE%20TWO%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216RN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=216RN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216RN-2008-01-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160: https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-pierre-robin-pierre-robin-r2160.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2002FA0001212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0001212), Oct 24, 2002: TRANSMITTER. DAMAGED. FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER, HAS INTERNAL DAMAGE CAUSING THE RHEOSTAT TO STICK. CONDITION ALLOWED THE TRANSMITTER TO SEND AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL TO THE FUEL QUANTITY
- [SDR 96ZZZX1351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1351), Feb 28, 1996: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. VERTICAL CRACKS FOUND INTERCONNECTING ALL FOUR BOLT HOLES DRILLED IN THE AFT STABILATOR BULKHEAD TO WHICH THE STABILATOR BEARING BRACKET ATTACHES TO ON THE RT S

## 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 LAX05LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA283), Aug 31, 2005: Avions Robin R.2160 (N216RN), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's unsuccessful recovery from a spin. The underlying reason was not determined.

## 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.

- [Accident 20050831020369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831020369A), Aug 31, 2005: Avions R2160 (N216RN), Avalon, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The instructor and student were performing aerobatic maneuvers over the ocean near catalina island. The aircraft entered an inadvertent spin. The…
- [Incident 20021009028089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021009028089I), Oct 9, 2002: Avions R2160 (N216RN), Ranchopaloverde, CA, Minor damage. (-23) N216RN, R-2160 force landed at ocean trails golf course in rancho palos verdes, CA at 1445 on oct. 9th with engine problems. There was minor damage to…

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