# N261TS: 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: September 11, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261TS

## Aircraft that carried N261TS

- [Cancelled 1980-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261TS-1980-09-11): Cessna 177, S/N 17701031, built 1968. Owner: [Dolan Kenneth J & Corinne H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLAN%20KENNETH%20J%20%26%20CORINNE%20H), [Schenectady, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Schenectady)

## NTSB investigations on N261TS (2)

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 NYC80FFA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA13), Apr 1, 1980: Cessna 177 (N261TS), Schenectady, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0365), Feb 1, 1969: Cessna 177 (N261TS), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N261TS (1)

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 19800401013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401013029A), Apr 1, 1980: Cessna 177 (N261TS), Schenectady, NY, Substantial damage. Door came open. Distracted pilot for landing. Hit runway nose first, power on. Ballooned off runway.

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