Weight-shift trike

N6166S

2004 Homebuilt Buggy 582

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
12A-1
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Emerald, WI
Registration record

N6166S on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Buggy 582
Serial
12A-1
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Emerald, WI
Certificate issued
2021-03-15
Airworthiness date
2008-01-07
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A80843
Mode S (octal)
52004103
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N6166S to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1965-10-07
    Accident at Creve Coeur,Mo., 25; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N6166S

N6166S is a 2004 Homebuilt Buggy 582, serial number 12A-1. It is registered to an individual in Emerald, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 15, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 7, 2008.

N6166S 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

1982-12-10 Accident · Bridgeport, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX83LXQ01
Reported aircraft: Cessna T182RG — a different aircraft that carried the N6166S registration before this airframe.
1965-10-07 Accident · Creve Coeur,Mo., 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0797
Reported aircraft: Air & Space 18A

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.