# N650DC: 1966 Sikorsky S-61R, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-61R](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61r) (registry code 8142106)
- 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: 61558
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1995
- Last registry action: October 26, 1999
- Mode S code: A88D08
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7452° N, 75.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19805, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=650DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N650DC-2012-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-61R: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61r.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 IAD00WA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00WA020), Feb 11, 2000: Sikorsky CH-3E (N650DC), Wairoa Gorge, New Zealand, substantial damage

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