# N961CP: 1996 J F Air Group Inc/Farhat J L RV6A, registration cancelled 2017-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [J F Air Group Inc/Farhat J L RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/j-f-air-group-inc-farhat-j-l-rv6a) (registry code 056026F)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23938
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 1996
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1996
- Last registry action: May 13, 1999
- Mode S code: AD601D
- Owner when cancelled: [Jf Air Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JF%20AIR%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [San Marcos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Marcos)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1753° N, 117.1576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92069, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N961CP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=961CP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N961CP-2017-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 J F Air Group Inc/Farhat J L RV6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/j-f-air-group-inc-farhat-j-l-rv6a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX502), Dec 22, 1996: ELT. FAILED. ON ACCIDENT SITE, ELT WAS REMOVED FROM FUSELAGE AND SWITCH WAS IN 'ARM'. NO OUTPUT FROM TRANSMITTER ON 121.5 WAS DETECTED BY RADIO RECEIVERS AT ACCIDENT SITE. W

## 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 LAX97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA071), Dec 22, 1996: Farhat RV6A (N961CP), Julian, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: flight by the pilot into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in the accumulation of airframe ice and an inability to maintain clearance (proper altitude) from mountainous terrain.…

## 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 19961222039659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222039659A), Dec 22, 1996: Amtr RV6A (N961CP), Julian, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Impacted mountain terrain in IMC. Icing and severe turbulence. Given airmets and sigments on wx brief. Went anyway.

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