N971SK - 2014 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

S97

2014

Aircraft Description

Model Year

2014

Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Rotorcraft

ICAO Type Code

S97S-97 Raider

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Experimental 1 Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP

Address

ATTN STEVEN CIZEWSKI

PO BOX 109610

City

WEST PALM BEACH

State / Zip Code

Florida33410-9610

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

Turbo-shaft

Number of Engines

Mode S Code (Oct)

53304366

Mode S Code (Hex)

AD88F6

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Aug 2, 2017	ERA17LA263	Substantial	Minor	A 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 control in the roll axis, upper and lower main rotor contact, and damage to the rotor blades.

Aug 2, 2017ERA17LA263

Substantial

Minor

A 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 control in the roll axis, upper and lower main rotor contact, and damage to the rotor blades.

Additional Details

Registration

N971SK

Serial Number

0001

Number of Engines

Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC