# N266R: 1944 Monocoupe 90AF, registration cancelled 1975-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Monocoupe 90AF](https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-90af) (registry code 5810107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-306](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A-859
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1968
- Mode S code: A296BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Anders Thomas Edward & Sexton Richard Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERS%20THOMAS%20EDWARD%20%26%20SEXTON%20RICHARD%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Asheville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Asheville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5696° N, 82.6168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28806, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=266R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266R-1975-04-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Monocoupe 90AF: https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-90af.md

## NTSB investigations (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 IAD75AI048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI048), Feb 15, 1975: Monocoupe 90AF (N266R), Asheville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DIA69D0117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0117), Dec 28, 1968: Monocoupe 90AF (N266R), Asheville, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19750215003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750215003439A), Feb 15, 1975: Mncoup 90AF (N266R), Asheville, NC, Destroyed. Crack in windshield stop drilled. Aftr completing loop acft nose ovr into near vert dive,full pwr.

## Other aircraft with N266R

- [Cancelled 2009-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266R-2009-12-02): Watkins Rodney W SONERAI IIL, S/N 042508-0951, built 2008. Owner: [Watkins Rodney W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATKINS%20RODNEY%20W), [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet)

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