# N81081: 1996 Flaherty W/Morcheid L RV-6, registration cancelled 2002-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Flaherty W/Morcheid L RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/flaherty-w-morcheid-l-rv-6) (registry code 05628D3)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 20333
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1997
- Certificate issued: December 21, 1998
- Last registry action: December 18, 2001
- Mode S code: AB0CE6
- Owners when cancelled: [Flaherty William F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLAHERTY%20WILLIAM%20F), [Lochinger Dale](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOCHINGER%20DALE)
- Location: [Irwin, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Irwin)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3192° N, 79.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15642, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81081
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81081-2002-02-21

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 Flaherty W/Morcheid L RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/flaherty-w-morcheid-l-rv-6.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 NYC99LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA143), Jun 13, 1999: Flaherty RV-6 (N81081), Jeannette, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command misjudged altitude during a simulated forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19990613046019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613046019A), Jun 13, 1999: Amtr RV6 (N81081), Jeannette, PA, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated: he was simulating proficiency emergency landing. The passenger on board was also a private pilot. N81081 overflew 5G8 at traffic pattern…
- [Incident 19970629022779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970629022779I), Jun 29, 1997: Amtr RV6 (N81081), Mount Pleasant, PA, Minor damage. Wind and downdraft uncorrected cause hard landing.

## Other aircraft with N81081

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81081): Penny Barton W RV-8A, S/N 81081, built 2009
- [Cancelled 1988-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81081-1988-02-19): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 348070014. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: Scotland
- [Cancelled 1973-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81081-1973-01-04): Cessna 140, S/N 10375, built 1946. Owner: [Pritchard James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRITCHARD%20JAMES%20T), [Forest Park, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Forest%20Park)

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