N61865 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes OH-6A. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 31, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hughes OH-6A cancelled October 31, 2013
- Serial number
- 69-15987
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 19, 1993
- Last FAA action
- June 16, 1999
- Last owner
- United States Border Patrol I&Ns (Government)
El Paso, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172M cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 17264851
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N61865
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes OH-6A · serial 69-15987
The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to ensure there was an adequate supply of fuel, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced (autorotative) landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site