# N9261N: 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 5, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9261N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9261N

## Aircraft that carried N9261N

- [Cancelled 1999-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261N-1999-05-05): Stephens H James SPORTCOPTER VORTEX, S/N 1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Stephens H James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHENS%20H%20JAMES), [Chinook, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Chinook)
- [Cancelled 1991-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261N-1991-05-30): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 2841304. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

## NTSB investigations on N9261N (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 SEA98LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA091), Jun 9, 1998: Stephens Vortex (N9261N), Chinook, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for an undetermined reason.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9261N (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 19980609025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609025689A), Jun 9, 1998: N9261N, Chinook, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)The private pilot, who was the builder of the gyroplane, had logged about 21 hours of flight time in gyroplanes, but did not have a gyroplane rating. A…

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