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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6981R

N6981R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sikorsky S-61L built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 12, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Sikorsky S-61L cancelled February 12, 2018

Serial number
61453
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1972
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 8, 2006
Last FAA action
April 11, 2012
Last owner
Carson Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Grants Pass, OR
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N6981R

SEA84FA048Accident on February 5, 1984 at Medford, OR: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sikorsky S-61L · serial 61453

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