# N261F: 1977 Sikorsky S-61N, registration cancelled 2019-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2019
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-61N](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61n) (registry code 8142104)
- Engine: [GE CT58-140-2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct58-140-2) (registry code 30129)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H15), [TCDS 1E3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61771
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 2009
- Last registry action: February 27, 2019
- Mode S code: A28331
- Owner when cancelled: [Ep Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EP%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Palm Bay, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Bay)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0314° N, 80.6004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32905, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261F-2019-02-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sikorsky S-61N: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61n.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 39LA20160512156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20160512156), May 12, 2016: FIRE LOOP. FAULTY. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 2 ENG FIRE INDICATOR & FIRE T HANDLE ILLUMINATED. THE CREW CHIEF ON BOARD VISUALLY VERIFIED THAT NO FIRE EXISTED. NO EMER WAS DECLARED & T
- [SDR 39LA20151206150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20151206150), Dec 6, 2015: SERVO. LEAKING. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED AN ODOR. THE CREW CHIEF DISCOVERED A HYD LEAK, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTH
- [SDR 39LA2014031765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA2014031765), Mar 17, 2014: WIRE. SHORTED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 15 NM FROM OASD THERE WAS A LOUD POP & BANG FROM THE RT SIDE OF THE CB PANEL FOLLOWED BY SMOKE & AN ELEC SMELL. THERE WAS A L
- [SDR 3PRA2012011200001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/3PRA2012011200001), Jan 12, 2012: PUMP. FAILED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CONTROL STIFFNESS WAS EXPERIENCED IN THE CYCLIC CONTROLS. PIC CONFIRMED THAT THE MASTER CAUTION, AUXILLIARY HYD WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMI
- [SDR P4YA2011022400001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P4YA2011022400001), Feb 24, 2011: CASE. CRACKED. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE POWER TURBINE EXHAUST CASING CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS. ENGINE SN 285-063RC IN PROCESS OF BEING REMOVED AND REPLACED

## Other aircraft with N261F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261F): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 10718, built 2025

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