N5066
Schleicher KA 6 CR · built 1961
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on June 24, 1932.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1961 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N5066.
- September 9, 1939Accident
Following a reconnaissance mission over the North Sea, the twin engine airplane was returning to its base in Detling. In poor visibility due to fog, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft off Seasalter, northern Kent. All four crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost. Crew: P/O Lane, pilot, P/O E. N.