Single-engine piston

N6166R

1998 Homebuilt Merlin

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
UA003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Norton Shores, MI
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Registration record

N6166R on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Merlin
Serial
UA003
Engines
Rotax 912
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Norton Shores, MI
Certificate issued
2011-06-13
Airworthiness date
2010-01-26
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A80842
Mode S (octal)
52004102
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N6166R to the current registrant.
  • 2010-01-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2002-06-20
    N6166R previously assigned to a Bell UH-1H (s/n 157199); cancelled.
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N6166R

N6166R is a 1998 Homebuilt Merlin, serial number UA003. It is registered to an individual in Norton Shores, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 26, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6166R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-04-04 Accident · Rainier, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA96FA076
Reported aircraft: Bell UH-1H — a different aircraft that carried the N6166R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: failure of the forward power shaft (number 21) bearing. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable, unobstructed terrain for an emergency landing.

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.