N8166U — 1980 Piper PA-34-200T
Active registrationChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
N8166U appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2016, no injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.
Aircraft record
- Serial number
- 34-8070173
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-34-200T
- Year
- 1980
- Category
- Fixed wing multi-engine
- Engine
- Cont Motor Tsio-360 Ser
- Registration
- Active
- Registered to
- Eli Air Center Inc — Parkland, FL
Accident & incident history
The pilot's failure to ensure that the brake was fully engaged and his subsequent failure to notice that his airplane was rolling forward, which resulted in it hitting another airplane.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1980 Piper PA-34-200T).
- Jul 29, 1991registered — Eli Air Center Inc
Earlier aircraft on this N-number
The tail number N8166U was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1980 Piper PA-34-200T above.
- until May 16, 1971Cessna 172F (s/n 17252066)
Frequently asked
- Has N8166U been in an accident?
- Yes. N8166U appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2016.
- What kind of aircraft is N8166U?
- N8166U is a 1980 Piper PA-34-200T (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 34-8070173.
- Who is N8166U registered to?
- N8166U is registered to Eli Air Center Inc of Parkland, FL. Registration status: active.
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