# N618PA: 1968 Sikorsky S-61L, registration cancelled 2018-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-61L](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61l) (registry code 8142102)
- Engine: [GE T58 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (registry code 30008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61426
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2006
- Last registry action: December 2, 2011
- Mode S code: A80DBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Carson Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARSON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Grants Pass, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Grants%20Pass)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5356° N, 123.3384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97526, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=618PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618PA-2018-01-05

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-61L: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61l.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DCA79FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79FA014), Apr 18, 1979: Sikorsky S61-L (N618PA), Newark, NJ, substantial damage, 3 fatal
- [NTSB NYC70AN095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN095), Mar 4, 1970: Sikorsky S-61L (N618PA), Flushing, NY, substantial damage

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