# N6872C: Sikorsky S-55B, registration cancelled 1967-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 1967
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-55B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (registry code 8141604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 55059
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 1, 1967
- Mode S code: A91FD9
- Owner when cancelled: [Kent Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENT%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Mayville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Mayville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6872C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6872C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6872C-1967-10-18

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-55B: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b.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 NYC68A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0038), Sep 1, 1967: Sikorsky S-55B (N6872C), Pittsfield, PA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3246), Aug 6, 1964: Sikorsky S55 (N6872C), Keene Valley, NY, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N6872C

- [Cancelled 2021-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6872C-2021-04-23): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7840088, built 1978. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Lauterbach Christian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUTERBACH%20CHRISTIAN), [Campbell, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Campbell)

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