# N16861: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 20, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16861
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16861

## Aircraft that carried N16861

- [Cancelled 2011-04-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16861-2011-04-20): Sikorsky S-55B, S/N 55-729, built 1954. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N16861 (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA150), May 4, 1982: Sikorsky S-55B (N16861), Otsego, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80FEK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK18), Jul 2, 1980: Sikorsky S-55B (N16861), Rushville, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70DHA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DHA10), May 1, 1970: Sikorsky S-55B (N16861), Scotrun, PA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16861 (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19820504013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820504013849A), May 4, 1982: Skrsky S55B (N16861), Otsego, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit while hovering to unhook fertilizer bucket. Landed on bucket and rolled over. Moisture in magneto switch.
- [Accident 19800702022789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702022789A), Jul 2, 1980: Skrsky S55B (N16861), Rushville, OH, Substantial damage. Crash caused by forced landing. Water was found in fuel system.

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