# N6161Q: Eilts David/Idler Robert TIERRA II, registration cancelled 1997-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Eilts David/Idler Robert TIERRA II](https://openairdocs.org/model/eilts-david-idler-robert-tierra-ii) (registry code 05620XM)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 2, 1992
- Last registry action: December 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A80792
- Owners when cancelled: [Eilts David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EILTS%20DAVID%20W), [Idler Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IDLER%20ROBERT%20G)
- Location: [Norwalk, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Norwalk)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4552° N, 93.7058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50211, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6161Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6161Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6161Q-1997-01-15

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 Eilts David/Idler Robert TIERRA II: https://openairdocs.org/model/eilts-david-idler-robert-tierra-ii.md

## 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 CHI94LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA299), Aug 26, 1994: Robert Eldon Idler TIERRA-2 (N6161Q), Prole, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: the airplane's encounter with the outflow (gust front) from an approaching thunderstorm. Factors were the pilot's inaccurate evaluation of the gust front location, and the inability of the airplanes…

## 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 19940825023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940825023999A), Aug 25, 1994: Amtrte TIERRA2 (N6161Q), Prole, IA, Destroyed. Encountered severe gust from nearby thunderstorm. Entered uncommanded unrecoverable bank. Impacted trees. Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N6161Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6161Q): P Z L -Warszawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 35, S/N 128420, built 1978
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6161Q-undated): Cessna 152, S/N 15285177. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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