# N6166R: 1995 Bell UH-1H, registration cancelled 2002-06-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 20, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (registry code 1181407)
- Engine: [Lycoming T53-L-13](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (registry code 41551)
- Serial number: 157199
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1995
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1996
- Last registry action: May 14, 2002
- Mode S code: A80842
- Owner when cancelled: [Reynolds Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REYNOLDS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Olympia, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Olympia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9785° N, 122.8759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98501, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6166R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6166R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166R-2002-06-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Bell UH-1H: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h.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 SEA96FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA076), Apr 4, 1996: Bell UH-1H (N6166R), Rainier, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the forward power shaft (number 21) bearing. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable, unobstructed terrain for an emergency landing.

## 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 19960404006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960404006049A), Apr 4, 1996: Bell UH1H (N6166R), Rainier, WA, Substantial damage. Loud bang from engine and smoke. Autorotated into trees. Forward shaft bearing disintegrated. Sb on it not complied

## Other aircraft with N6166R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6166R): Anderson Egerton A MERLIN, S/N UA003, built 1998

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