# N81SP: 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: January 7, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81SP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81SP

## Aircraft that carried N81SP

- [Cancelled 2016-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81SP-2016-01-07): Glasair Aviation USA SPORTSMAN GS-2, S/N 7367, built 2013. First renewal notice. Owner: [Glasair Aviation USA LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLASAIR%20AVIATION%20USA%20LLC), [Arlington, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Arlington)
- [Cancelled 2005-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81SP-2005-07-12): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51029, built 1982. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N81SP (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 FTW04LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA088), Mar 6, 2004: Bell 206L-3 (N81SP), W. Cameron 149, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the emergency floats not being deployed.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81SP (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 20040306010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040306010969A), Mar 6, 2004: Bell 206L3 (N81SP), Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated that he heard a loud bang and felt a shudder in the airframe shortly after takeoff from an offshore platform. The pilot immediately…

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