# N4861W: 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 18, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4861W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4861W

## Aircraft that carried N4861W

- [Cancelled 1998-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4861W-1998-04-18): Rockwell International 114, S/N 14191. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Montana Engine Rebuilders Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONTANA%20ENGINE%20REBUILDERS%20INC), [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)

## NTSB investigations on N4861W (1)

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 FTW97LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA156), Apr 7, 1997: Rockwell 114 (N4861W), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The exhaust manifold cracking due to the pilot's inadequate maintenance modification of the exhaust system which resulted in a fire. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4861W (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 19970407010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407010199A), Apr 7, 1997: Gulstm 114 (N4861W), Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed. Hot smell on test flight. Enigne quit turning base. Landed short. Burned. Exhaust weld broke. Illegal modification. (-23) aircraft had smoke in cabin shortly…

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