# N6101S: 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: February 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6101S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6101S

## Aircraft that carried N6101S

- [Cancelled 2013-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6101S-2013-02-11): Air & Space America 18A, S/N 18-7, built 1965. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)

## NTSB investigations on N6101S (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 LAX89LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA320), Sep 22, 1989: Air & Space 18A (N6101S), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE GYROPLANE WENT INTO GROUND RESONANCE.
- [NTSB SEA66A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0036), Dec 8, 1965: Air & Space 18A (N6101S), Oakland, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6101S (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 19890922035809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890922035809A), Sep 22, 1989: Airspc 18AAIRSPC (N6101S), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. CFI made liftoff. Gyroplane settled touched a wheel entered ground resonance and broke up as rotors impacted.

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