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N971SK

Cancelled 2021

Deregistered aircraft · 2014 Sikorsky S-97A · Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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Cancelled: March 6, 2021
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 0001
Year built: 2014
Type: Rotorcraft
Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
Airworthiness date: July 12, 2017
Certificate issued: November 3, 2014
Last registry action: August 1, 2017
Mode S code: AD88F6
Owner when cancelled: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Physical address: Jupiter, FL
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelSikorsky S-97AADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N971SK and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ERA17LA263Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJupiter, FLA design change in the helicopter's fly-by-wire control system that resulted in an increase in the sensitivity of the cyclic stick while transitioning from ground to flight mode, magnifying the pilot's control inputs, which resulted in unintentional over…Aug 2, 2017 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N971SK and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20170802011129AHover/Holding · Jupiter, FLOn August 2, 2017, at 0720 eastern daylight time, a Sikorsky S-97, N971SK, experienced a flight control Anomaly while lifting to a hover resulting in excessive roll oscillations leading to intermeshing of the Counter-rotating rotor system resulting in a hard…Aug 2, 2017 · Substantial damage