# N61865: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61865
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61865

## Aircraft that carried N61865

- [Cancelled 2013-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61865-2013-10-31): Hughes OH-6A, S/N 69-15987. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [United States Border Patrol I&Ns](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20BORDER%20PATROL%20I%26NS), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61865-undated): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264851. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N61865 (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 LAX96TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96TA016), Oct 20, 1995: Hughes OH-6A (N61865), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to ensure there was an adequate supply of fuel, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced (autorotative) landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N61865 (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 19951020047099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951020047099A), Oct 20, 1995: Hughes OH6A (N61865), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Border patrol helicopter made hard auto landing due power loss. Fuel exhausted. Failed to note low fuel light.

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