# N6981R: 1972 Sikorsky S-61L, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 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: 61453
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 8, 2006
- Last registry action: April 11, 2012
- Mode S code: A94AF9
- 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/N6981R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6981R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6981R-2018-02-12

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 (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 SEA84FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA048), Feb 5, 1984: Sikorsky S-61L (N6981R), Medford, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19840205002989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840205002989A), Feb 5, 1984: Skrsky S61L (N6981R), Medford, OR, Destroyed. Helicopter blades hit hangar during taxi for takeoff. Main rotor blade separated and struck cabin.

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