# N6971R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6971R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6971R

## Aircraft that carried N6971R

- [Cancelled 2013-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6971R-2013-05-03): Beech B19, S/N MB-749, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [G & R Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20%26%20R%20AVIATION%20INC), [Eden Prairie, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eden%20Prairie)
- [Cancelled 1969-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6971R-1969-07-03): Sikorsky S-61N, S/N 61469. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [Sikorsky Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIKORSKY%20AIRCRAFT), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)

## NTSB investigations on N6971R (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 CHI81FER68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER68), Sep 9, 1981: Beech B19 (N6971R), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6971R (5)

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.

- [Incident 19880626034029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626034029I), Jun 26, 1988: Beech B19 (N6971R), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Student lost control on landing. Aircraft veered off runway into a ditch.
- [Incident 19870310009679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870310009679I), Mar 10, 1987: Beech B19 (N6971R), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Left main gear separated aircraft after takeoff. Landed beside runway. Gear housing casting had broken.
- [Incident 19870206036529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870206036529I), Feb 6, 1987: Beech B19 (N6971R), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. The student landed the airplane hard, porpoised and veered off the runway.
- [Incident 19850710059719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850710059719I), Jul 10, 1985: Beech B19 (N6971R), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. First solo student porpoised on landing and nose gear collapsed into belly fuel drain. Small fire from leaking fuel
- [Accident 19810909060199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909060199A), Sep 9, 1981: Beech B19 (N6971R), Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Broke off nose gear.

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