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N805AR

Cancelled 2017

Deregistered aircraft · 1974 Sikorsky S-61N · GE CT58-140-1

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Cancelled: February 17, 2017
Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
Serial number: 61717
Year built: 1974
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness: Standard, transport
Airworthiness date: November 24, 2007
Certificate issued: April 28, 2010
Last registry action: February 5, 2015
Mode S code: AAF480
Owner when cancelled: Ep Aviation LLC
Location: Wood Dale, IL
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelSikorsky S-61NTCDS 1H15 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelGE CT58-140-1TCDS 1E3 · Turbo-shaft

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N805AR and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ERA16FA311Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPalm Bay, FLA dual loss of engine power for undetermined reasons after the pilot's improper decision to attempt another maneuver after recovering from a perceived compressor stall, rather than returning to the airport.Sep 6, 2016 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N805AR and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20160906018209APalm Bay, FLOn September 6, 2016, at approximately 1340 eastern daylight time, a Sikorsky S-61N, N805AR, was destroyed when it impacted the ground near Palm Bay, Florida. The accident site was located approximately 8 NM southwest of the Melbourne international airport.…Sep 6, 2016 · Destroyed · 3 fatal

Service difficulty reports · 3

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 39LA20160426155Skin Panel · corrodedINTERGRANULAR CORROSION FOUND ON AFT LOWER SKIN OF ACFT, LOCATED AT AREA OF FS 292 - 323, WL 85, BL 35R OUTER RT SIDE OF AFT FUEL BAY. CORROSION MOSTLY LEVEL 1. LEVEL 3 IN ONE AREA APPROX 3 INCH AREA. REPAIRED CORROSION & FABRICATED FILLER & DOUBLER IAW EO1Apr 26, 2016 · N805AR · Skrsky S61N · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin SDR 39LA20160204151Access Panel · missingTHE FLIGHT CREW, DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT LT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER ACCESS PANEL WAS MISSING.Feb 4, 2016 · N805AR · Skrsky S61N · Service Doors SDR 39LA20150910144Access Panel · missingDURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE FLIGHT CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE LT SIDE TRANSMISSION MX PANEL WAS MISSING. REPLACED PANEL, REMOVED FROM THAT WAS INSPECTED & FOUND TO BE IN A SERVICEABLE CONDITION, THE PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW S-61MM CH 53-30-0. PANEL PN S61Sep 10, 2015 · N805AR · Skrsky S61N · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin