# N8661: 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 23, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8661
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8661

## Aircraft that carried N8661

- [Cancelled 2023-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661-2023-01-23): Douglas DC3A, S/N 4951, built 1942. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC), [Peoria, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Peoria)
- [Cancelled 1939-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661-1939-09-01): Curtiss Wright FLEDGLING, S/N B-3, built 1929. Owner: [Albert Harry C/Robbins Arthur J/Cappa Mario](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBERT%20HARRY%20C%2FROBBINS%20ARTHUR%20J%2FCAPPA%20MARIO), [Woodside, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Woodside)

## NTSB investigations on N8661 (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 CHI74AC045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC045), Dec 2, 1973: Douglas DC3A (N8661), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8661 (3)

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 19910929046809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910929046809A), Sep 29, 1991: Let L13BLANIK (N8661), Adelanto, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot unable to maintain adequate thermal lift to reach airstrip. Wing tip struck high vegetation on forced landing
- [Incident 19780802047999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802047999I), Aug 2, 1978: Doug DC3 (N8661), Charlotte Amali, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced and pilot ran off runway striking windsock before returning to runway.
- [Accident 19731202041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202041709A), Dec 2, 1973: Doug C52B (N8661), Ypsilanti, MI, Substantial damage. Airlock l eng hyd syst. Low accumulator load. Minor dmg to C46,N67970.

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