# N318Y: 1962 Sikorsky S-61A, registration cancelled 2002-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-61A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61a) (registry code 814210C)
- Engine: [GE CT58 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct58-series) (registry code 30011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61094
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1980
- Last registry action: May 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A366AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Croman Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROMAN%20CORP)
- Location: [White City, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/White%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6128° N, 122.9275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97503, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=318Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318Y-2002-10-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sikorsky S-61A: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61a.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX2452](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2452), May 4, 1995: CAMSHAFT. CRACKED. ON SHUT-DOWN, PILOTS FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION AND GROWL. NR 1 CAMSHAFT FOUND CRACKED ABOUT 340 DEGREES AROUND CAM THROUGH OIL HOLES. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN
- [SDR 95ZZZX2140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2140), Mar 12, 1995: FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT REAR MAIN LANDING FUSELAGE FITTING FOUND CRACKED FROM BOLT HOLE. CRACK WAS ON INSIDE OF FORWARD EAR OF FITTING, AND WAS ABOUT 1 INCH LONG AND DID NOT GO T
- [SDR 95ZZZX1342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1342), Feb 1, 1995: HINGE. CRACKED. UPPER PYLON HINGE LT EAR CRACKED THROUGH BOLT HOLE. HINGE WAS FOUND DURING WALK-AROUND INSPECTION AT FUEL STOP. THIS WAS 3.7 HOURS AFTER PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION A

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX02FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA116), Mar 26, 2002: Sikorsky S-61A (N318Y), Lakehead, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the flight crew's failure to maintain rotor rpm following a loss of engine power while maneuvering.
- [NTSB SEA73FYG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYG21), Dec 14, 1972: Sikorsky S-61A (N318Y), Chelan, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20020326007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020326007939A), Mar 26, 2002: Skrsky S61A (N318Y), Dusmuir, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) While helicopter was conducting logging operations, it experienced loss of rotor RPM, the rotor blades coned up, followed by the aircraft droppinto into…

## Other aircraft with N318Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318Y): Wilcox GREAT LAKES REPLICA, S/N 6829-D-367, built 1976

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