Powered parachute

N6166Y

2001 Homebuilt Marathon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
BH18016
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cedar Lake, IN
Registration record

N6166Y on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Marathon
Serial
BH18016
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cedar Lake, IN
Certificate issued
2007-11-01
Airworthiness date
2008-01-16
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A80849
Mode S (octal)
52004111
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-11-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N6166Y to the current registrant.
  • 2002-11-15
    N6166Y previously assigned to a Beechcraft 65-B80 (s/n LD-388); cancelled.
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
  • 1983-07-21
    N6166Y previously assigned to a Piper Comanche 250 (s/n 24-375); cancelled.
  • 1981-03-05
    N6166Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (s/n 27-3385); cancelled.
Overview

About N6166Y

N6166Y is a 2001 Homebuilt Marathon, serial number BH18016. It is registered to an individual in Cedar Lake, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 1, 2007 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a powered parachute, one Rotax 582DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 16, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6166Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-05-23 Accident · Pensacola, FL Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · MIA94LA149
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 65 — a different aircraft that carried the N6166Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF NUTS ON THE NOSEWHEEL (SPLIT RIM) THROUGH-BOLTS BY UNKNOWN PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE (SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL HALVES).

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.