# N6997: Sorrells SNS5, registration cancelled 1977-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sorrells SNS5](https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrells-sns5) (registry code 05611EH)
- Serial number: 102
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1974
- Mode S code: A94F72
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilkie Prescott E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKIE%20PRESCOTT%20E)
- Location: [Chehalis, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Chehalis)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6997
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6997-1977-07-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Sorrells SNS5: https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrells-sns5.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 DEN74FQA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA36), Apr 8, 1974: Sorrell SNS-5 (N6997), Farmington, NM, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N6997

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6997): Carter Jay M ZENITH XL-B, S/N 6375, built 2010

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