Glider

N166W

1987 Homebuilt Ventus A/16.6

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1987
Serial
343
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Alamogordo, NM
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Registration record

N166W on the FAA register

Type
1987 Homebuilt Ventus A/16.6
Serial
343
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Alamogordo, NM
Certificate issued
2020-08-21
Airworthiness date
1987-07-31
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A109EC
Mode S (octal)
50204754
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N166W.
  • 1994-06-01
    Accident at Fairfield, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1987-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N166W

N166W is a 1987 Homebuilt Ventus A/16.6, serial number 343. It is registered to an individual in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 31, 1987.

N166W has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-06-01 Accident · Fairfield, PA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · BFO94LA083
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-C
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE MANEUVER.
1978-04-22 Accident · Scottsdale,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0779
Reported aircraft: Cessna 140A — a different aircraft that carried the N166W registration before this airframe.

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.