# N66VC: 1999 Von Claparede Clemens C PRECEPTOR-ULTRAPUP, registration cancelled 2001-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Von Claparede Clemens C PRECEPTOR-ULTRAPUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/von-claparede-clemens-c-preceptor-ultrapup) (registry code 05606XL)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 0155
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Preceptor Acft Corp ULTRA PUP
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1999
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1999
- Last registry action: March 4, 1999
- Mode S code: A8B3BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Vonclaparede Clemens C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VONCLAPAREDE%20CLEMENS%20C)
- Location: [Floyd, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Floyd)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9198° N, 80.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24091, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66VC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66VC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66VC-2001-11-08

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 Von Claparede Clemens C PRECEPTOR-ULTRAPUP: https://openairdocs.org/model/von-claparede-clemens-c-preceptor-ultrapup.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 IAD01LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA108), Sep 29, 2001: Von Claparede Clemen Preceptor-Ultra (N66VC), Dublin, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance, which resulted in the airplane's collision with terrain. A factor was the downdraft.

## 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 20010929028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010929028579A), Sep 29, 2001: N66VC, Dublin, VA, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he departed the New River Valley Airport (psk), Dublin, Virginia, approx. 1630 for a local sightseeing flight. The pilot stated he…

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