# N6165T: University Ala FLT Dynmics Lab MINI 500, registration cancelled 2001-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [University Ala FLT Dynmics Lab MINI 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/university-ala-flt-dynmics-lab-mini-500) (registry code 05607CV)
- Serial number: 311
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Kit: Revolution Helicopter Corp MINI-500
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1999
- Last registry action: June 23, 1999
- Mode S code: A80821
- Owner when cancelled: [University Of Alabama Flight Dynamics Laboratory](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20ALABAMA%20FLIGHT%20DYNAMICS%20LABORATORY)
- Location: [Tuscaloosa, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Tuscaloosa)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2138° N, 87.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35487, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6165T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6165T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6165T-2001-05-01

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 University Ala FLT Dynmics Lab MINI 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/university-ala-flt-dynmics-lab-mini-500.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 ATL01LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA003), Oct 3, 2000: University of Alabama MINI-500 (N6165T), Tuscaloosa, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's unapproved airframe modification that resulted in the loss of flight control during the emergency descent.

## 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 20001003018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001003018249A), Oct 3, 2000: Amtr MINI500 (N6165T), Tuscaloosa, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 3, 2000, at 0856 CDT, a university of Alabama mini 500 experimental helicopter, N6165T, collided with the ground at the Tuscaloosa Municipal…

## Other aircraft with N6165T

- [Cancelled 1996-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6165T-1996-05-10): Cobb Intl/DBA Rotorway Intl ELETE, S/N ELETEPT93. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cobb International Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COBB%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC%20DBA), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- [Cancelled 1964-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6165T-1964-11-09): Cessna 150E, S/N 15060865. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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