# N661S: 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: September 16, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=661S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N661S

## Aircraft that carried N661S

- [Cancelled 2013-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N661S-2013-09-16): Snow Richard VANGRUNSVEN RV-3, S/N 64661, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Scott Donald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20DONALD%20A), [Fortuna, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fortuna)

## NTSB investigations on N661S (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 LAX86FVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVD04), Jan 25, 1986: Vangrunsven RV-3A (N661S), Fortuna, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N661S (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 19860125002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125002009A), Jan 25, 1986: Amtrvn VANSRV3 (N661S), Fortuna, CA, Destroyed. Stalled and impacted ground during attempt to return to runway after engine quit. Fuel valve not fully open.

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