# N6959R: 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: March 2, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6959R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6959R

## Aircraft that carried N6959R

- [Cancelled 2001-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959R-2001-03-02): Sikorsky S-64E, S/N 64002. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Erickson Air Crane Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERICKSON%20AIR%20CRANE%20CO%20LLC), [Central Point, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Central%20Point)

## NTSB investigations on N6959R (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 SEA91FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA143), Jun 27, 1991: Sikorsky S-64E (N6959R), Index, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY THE MECHANIC WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH AND THE COPILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTEND THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOTION…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6959R (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 19910627024349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910627024349A), Jun 27, 1991: Skrsky S64E (N6959R), Index, WA, Destroyed. Pilot left engine running,rotors turning,walked away. Mechanic hit collective accidently. Helicopter raised,crashed

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