# N6861K: 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 26, 1958
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6861K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6861K

## Aircraft that carried N6861K

- [Cancelled 1958-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6861K-1958-09-26): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-697, built 1949. Owner: [Christian Arthur Dean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIAN%20ARTHUR%20DEAN), [Girard, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Girard)

## NTSB investigations on N6861K (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 WPR12CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA271), Jun 20, 2012: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6861K), Okanogan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering.
- [NTSB SEA99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA067), May 19, 1999: Grumman G-164B (N6861K), Okanogan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunctioning carburetor. Factors include a downdraft, and the soft dirt in a newly plowed field.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6861K (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 20120620011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120620011499A), Jun 20, 2012: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6861K), Okanogan, WA, Destroyed. Pilot was conduct a survellience pass over a new field and did not see a power l ine crossing the field. The powerline was blocked from view by the upper wing.…
- [Accident 19990519005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990519005419A), May 19, 1999: Scwzer G164B (N6861K), Okanogan, WA, Substantial damage. Acft engine lost power, and the acft landed in a field and flipped over. (-23) while manuevering over an orchard, a/c encountered a vertical gust, engine lost…

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