# N6166Y: 1968 Beech 65-B80, registration cancelled 2002-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2002
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Beech 65-B80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (registry code 1152812)
- Engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20), [TCDS 1E7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LD-388
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1996
- Last registry action: November 13, 2002
- Mode S code: A80849
- Location: [Xxxxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxxxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6166Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6166Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166Y-2002-11-15

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 Beech 65-B80: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80.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 MIA94LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA149), May 23, 1994: Beech 65 (N6166Y), Pensacola, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF NUTS ON THE NOSEWHEEL (SPLIT RIM) THROUGH-BOLTS BY UNKNOWN PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE (SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL HALVES).

## 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 19940524016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524016439A), May 24, 1994: Beech 65 (N6166Y), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. Nose wheel split rim exploded. Tire rim severed ground observers leg. Improper thru bolt nuts. Over inflated tire.

## Other aircraft with N6166Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6166Y): Blue Heron MARATHON, S/N BH18016, built 2001
- [Cancelled 1983-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166Y-1983-07-21): Piper PA-24-250, S/N 24-375. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Commander Aviation Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMANDER%20AVIATION%20CORPORATION), [Bismarck, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bismarck)
- [Cancelled 1981-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166Y-1981-03-05): Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), S/N 27-3385. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Weisbuch Jonathan B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEISBUCH%20JONATHAN%20B), [Bismarck, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bismarck)

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