Turbine helicopter

N566B

2023 Robinson R66

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
1237
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alcyone Trust Corp Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wichita, KS
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2023 Robinson R66
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Registration record

N566B on the FAA register

Type
2023 Robinson R66
Serial
1237
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1
Registered owner
Alcyone Trust Corp Trustee
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
2025-10-09
Airworthiness date
2023-03-30
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A73D4D
Mode S (octal)
51636515
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
270 nm
Cruise (type)
115 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$807,500 to $1,440,500
Middle half of 13 live Robinson R66 listings, 2013–2026 models (median $1,100,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N566B.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N566B to the current registrant.
  • 2023-03-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2013-04-22
    N566B previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D-1586); cancelled.
Overview

About N566B

N566B is a 2023 Robinson R66, serial number 1237. The FAA register lists Alcyone Trust Corp Trustee as the registrant in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 9, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 115 knots and a range of about 270 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 30, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N566B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
115 kt
Range
270 nm
Fuel burn
23 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-09-18 Accident · Escondido, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW89GA170
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A35 — a different aircraft that carried the N566B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AFTER HE INITIATED FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND HIS EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ATTEMPTED RECOVERY. RELATED FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL AND RECENT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND THE OPERATOR'S INADEQUATE RECURRENT TRAINING PROGRAM.

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.