Single-engine piston

N1166W

2006 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2006
Serial
172S10363
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flight Operations Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N1166W on the FAA register

Type
2006 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP
Serial
172S10363
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Registered owner
Flight Operations Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2012-02-29
Airworthiness date
2006-12-04
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A045BC
Mode S (octal)
50042674
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
517 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N1166W.
  • 2010-07-24
    Accident at White Plains, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N1166W

N1166W is a 2006 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, serial number 172S10363. The FAA register lists Flight Operations Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 29, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 517 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated December 4, 2006.

N1166W has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
517 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,335 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-07-24 Accident · White Plains, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA10CA398
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172
Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action resulting in a bounced landing.
1991-04-20 Accident · Harwich, MA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC91DNA02
Reported aircraft: Bell 47-G3B1 — a different aircraft that carried the N1166W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO ESTABLISH AN AUTOROTATION.
1973-01-08 Accident · Zuni,N Mex, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0119
Reported aircraft: Bell 473GB1 — a different aircraft that carried the N1166W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CHARGER.
1966-10-01 Accident · Pearlblosom Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 1027
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3B1 — a different aircraft that carried the N1166W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: -TURBOCHARGER HAD WARPED BYPASS GATE VALVE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.