# N61AZ: 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: May 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61AZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61AZ

## Aircraft that carried N61AZ

- [Cancelled 2013-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AZ-2013-05-23): Heard J H RV-6A, S/N 20150, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mckay Henry R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKAY%20HENRY%20R%20JR), [Wimberley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wimberley)

## NTSB investigations on N61AZ (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 FTW02LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA050), Dec 9, 2001: Heard RV-6A (N61AZ), Comfort, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N61AZ (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 20011209035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011209035679A), Dec 9, 2001: Amtr RV6A (N61AZ), Comfort, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 9, 2001, at 1430 central standard time, a heard RV-6A, experimental airplane, N61AZ, sustained substantial damage following a hard landing at…

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