N6959R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sikorsky S-64E. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 2, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Sikorsky S-64E cancelled March 2, 2001
- Serial number
- 64002
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- April 24, 1997
- Last FAA action
- April 18, 2000
- Last owner
- Erickson Air Crane CO LLC (Corporation)
Central Point, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6959R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sikorsky S-64E · serial 64002
THE CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY THE MECHANIC WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH AND THE COPILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTEND THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOTION SICKNESS OF THE MECHANIC, INADEQUATE COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL LOCKING MECHANISM UTILIZED BY THE COMPANY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS THAT DIVERTED THE CO-PILOT'S ATTENTION FROM ATTENDING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.
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