Single-engine piston

N146RC

2009 Rainbow Aircraft (Pty) Cheetah XLS

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2009
Serial
CH090
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 2200
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
East Coast Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sheridan, WY
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Registration record

N146RC on the FAA register

Type
2009 Rainbow Aircraft (Pty) Cheetah XLS
Serial
CH090
Engines
Jabiru 2200
Registered owner
East Coast Aviation LLC
Sheridan, WY
Certificate issued
2025-05-09
Airworthiness date
2009-09-16
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A0BA74
Mode S (octal)
50135164
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-27
    Accident at Knightdale, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N146RC to the current registrant.
  • 2009-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2005-03-23
    N146RC previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 3812); cancelled.
Overview

About N146RC

N146RC is a 2009 Rainbow Aircraft (Pty) Cheetah XLS, serial number CH090. The FAA register lists East Coast Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sheridan, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jabiru 2200 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated September 16, 2009.

N146RC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-05-27 Accident · Knightdale, NC Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA26LA219
Reported aircraft: Rainbow Aircraft (Pty) Cheetah XLS
Preliminary report: On May 27, 2026, about 1420 eastern daylight time, a special light sport Rainbow Cheetah XLS airplane, N146RC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Knightdale, North Carolina. The flight instructor and student pilot were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that he was the pilot in command of the accident flight. He was conducting an introductory flight for a prospective student pilot and planned to demonstrate several maneuvers. The flight departed Cox Airport (NC81), Apex, North Carolina, with 15 gallons of fuel, destined for Raleigh East Airport…
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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.