# N6981R: 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: February 12, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6981R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6981R

## Aircraft that carried N6981R

- [Cancelled 2018-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6981R-2018-02-12): Sikorsky S-61L, S/N 61453, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Carson Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARSON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Grants Pass, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Grants%20Pass)

## NTSB investigations on N6981R (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 SEA84FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA048), Feb 5, 1984: Sikorsky S-61L (N6981R), Medford, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6981R (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 19840205002989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840205002989A), Feb 5, 1984: Skrsky S61L (N6981R), Medford, OR, Destroyed. Helicopter blades hit hangar during taxi for takeoff. Main rotor blade separated and struck cabin.

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