# N971SL: 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: April 22, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=971SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971SL

## Aircraft that carried N971SL

- [Cancelled 2002-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971SL-2002-04-22): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 2750, built 1997. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smith Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)

## NTSB investigations on N971SL (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 FTW99LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA083), Feb 17, 1999: Robinson R22-B2 (N971SL), Freer, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger's inadvertent interference with the cyclic control which consequently restricted the control's movement.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N971SL (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 19990217001529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990217001529A), Feb 17, 1999: Robsin R22 (N971SL), Freer, TX, Substantial damage. R-22 helicopter was carrying a hunter who got his gun cought in the controls which caused the acft to crash. Other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on…

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