# N61AZ: 2000 Heard J H RV-6A, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Heard J H RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/heard-j-h-rv-6a) (registry code 05610OY)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20150
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 13, 2001
- Last registry action: January 31, 2008
- Mode S code: A7EC7D
- Owner when cancelled: [Mckay Henry R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKAY%20HENRY%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Wimberley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wimberley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0387° N, 98.1596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78676, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61AZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61AZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AZ-2013-05-23

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Heard J H RV-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/heard-j-h-rv-6a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW02LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA050), Dec 9, 2001: Heard RV-6A (N61AZ), Comfort, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20011209035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011209035679A), Dec 9, 2001: Amtr RV6A (N61AZ), Comfort, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 9, 2001, at 1430 central standard time, a heard RV-6A, experimental airplane, N61AZ, sustained substantial damage following a hard landing at…

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