# N61TW: 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: June 17, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61TW

## Aircraft that carried N61TW

- [Cancelled 2023-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61TW-2023-06-17): Weiss Theodore T RV-8, S/N 80428. Assigned, pending cancellation

## NTSB investigations on N61TW (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 ERA23LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA168), Jan 8, 2023: Weiss Theodore T RV-8 (N61TW), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB IAD05LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA072), Jun 5, 2005: Weiss Vans RV-8 (N61TW), Canandaigua, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial blocking of the flight controls by unsecured items in the cockpit, which resulted in a loss of control during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N61TW (2)

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 20230108002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230108002319A), Jan 8, 2023: Weiss Theodore T RV-8 (N61TW), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. Eon-dra message text: Ridgeland, SC (3J1): [privacy data omitted]experimental, crashed for unknown reasons while attempting to land runway 18. Aircraft was…
- [Accident 20050605018959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050605018959A), Jun 5, 2005: Amtr RV8 (N61TW), Canandaigua, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On Sunday, June 5, 2005 at 0800 EST, a van's RV-8 aircraft bearing registration number N61TW and registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed…

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