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N166BEEvans Brandon GYROPLANE

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 2015)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Feb 29, 2028
Based in
Tacoma, WA
owner city / state
Engine
ALL MDLS A/B · 400 hp
Subaru
Owners
1
since 2015
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2015
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Tacoma, WA
Certificate issued
Feb 3, 2015
Expires
Feb 29, 2028
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Jan 31, 2007

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Evans Brandon
Model
GYROPLANE
Serial number
001
Aircraft type
Gyroplane
Category
Land
Certification
Light Sport
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A10816

Engine

Make and model
Subaru All Mdls A/B
Type
4 Cycle
Power
400 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2015 – nowIndividual ownerTacoma, WA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 24, 2015 · Buckeye, AZ

The student pilot's incorrect control input during takeoff which resulted in a runaway excursion and impact with terrain.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
GAA16CA035

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA16CA035)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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