Single-engine piston

N166

Aviat PITTS S2-C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
6025
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertical Works East LLC (LLC)
Based
Brielle, NJ
 Aviat PITTS S2-C
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Registration record

N166 on the FAA register

Type
Aviat PITTS S2-C (FAA: Aviat S-2C)
Serial
6025
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Registered owner
Vertical Works East LLC
Brielle, NJ
Certificate issued
2025-01-28
Airworthiness date
1999-06-21
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A107F7
Mode S (octal)
50203767
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
290 nm
Cruise (type)
156 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N166 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N166

N166 is an Aviat PITTS S2-C (FAA model S-2C), serial number 6025. The FAA register lists Vertical Works East LLC as the registrant in Brielle, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 156 knots and a range of about 290 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated June 21, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N166. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
156 kt
Range
290 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
554 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Aviat PITTS S2-C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-07-10 Accident · Vivian,La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1999
Reported aircraft: Soloy 47G-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N166 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IGUE FM END OF CADMIUM PLATED SLEEVE W DEFECT.
1979-07-31 Accident · Plaucheville,La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1423
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N166 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: M CAUGHT IN BEANS.AIRCRAFT INVERTED

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.