# N981RR: 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: September 14, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=981RR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N981RR

## Aircraft that carried N981RR

- [Cancelled 2018-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981RR-2018-09-14): Robinson Helicopter R44, S/N 0961, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Spitzer Helicopter LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPITZER%20HELICOPTER%20LLC), [Canyon Lake, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Canyon%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N981RR (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 WPR17LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA097), May 5, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N981RR), Santa Barbara, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the failure of an engine piston rod for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive damage.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N981RR (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 20170505004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170505004159A), May 5, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N981RR), Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed. During a part 91 air tour, aircraft lost engine power, entered an autorotation, impacted two parked vehicles during autorotative landing, and was subsequently…

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