N6968R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sikorsky S-61N. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 18, 1996 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Sikorsky S-61N cancelled December 18, 1996
- Serial number
- 61468
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- September 27, 1995
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Carson Services INC (Corporation)
Jacksonville, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
Beech B24R cancelled August 14, 1991
- Serial number
- MC321
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 12, 1991
- Last FAA action
- June 20, 1991
- Last owner
- Andham Aero CORP INC (Corporation)
So Portland, ME - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6968R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech BE-23-B24R · serial MC-321
THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DECISION BY THE PILOT TO TAKEOFF WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES; THE PILOT'S HARD LANDING DURING THE FORCED LANDING; AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.
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