# N8170V: Sikorsky S-61A, registration cancelled 2017-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-61A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61a) (registry code 814210C)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61232
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2009
- Last registry action: May 17, 2011
- Mode S code: AB25C9
- 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/N8170V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8170V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8170V-2017-10-26

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-61A: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61a.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 NYC03LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA037), Jan 12, 2003: Sikorsky S-61A (N8170V), Glady, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the left tailrotor control cable by company maintenance personnel.

## 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 20030112001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030112001679A), Jan 12, 2003: Skrsky S61A (N8170V), Glady, WV, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he lost tail rotor control while hovering above a field at around 3600 ft MSL during a logging operation. Attempts to recover from the…

## Other aircraft with N8170V

- [Cancelled 1973-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8170V-1973-11-20): Cessna A188, S/N 188-0420. Owner: [Oak Ridge Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OAK%20RIDGE%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC), [Oak Ridge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Oak%20Ridge)

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