# N766HS: 1998 Smith Harold H RV-6, registration cancelled 2013-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Harold H RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-harold-h-rv-6) (registry code 05603J4)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20509
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1998
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1996
- Last registry action: October 15, 2011
- Mode S code: AA5892
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Harold H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20HAROLD%20H)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2920° N, 122.5177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766HS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=766HS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766HS-2013-02-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Smith Harold H RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-harold-h-rv-6.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 CEN12LA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA488), Jul 27, 2012: Harold H. Smith Vans (N766HS), Valentine, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The RV-6 pilot's failure to monitor the location of the RV-4, resulting in the on-ground collision. Contributing to the accident was the RV-6 pilot not ensuring proper separation from the RV-4 and…

## 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 20120727016212A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727016212A), Jul 27, 2012: Smith Harold H RV-6 (N766HS), Valentine, NE, Substantial damage. On July 27, 2012, a flight of four rv aircraft were returning home from the oshkosh air show on a leg from jackson, MN (kmjq) to Valentine, NE (kvtn). The…

## Other aircraft with N766HS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766HS): Robinson Helicopter R66, S/N 0111, built 2012

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