# Accident 19741019036439A: Skrsky S64E, Kernville, CA, October 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 35.7550° N, 118.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kernville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-118.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6960R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S64E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,227 total, 510 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FVA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019036439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

12100LB LOAD OF LOGS SNAGGED ON DEAD TREE.LOST CTL.EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 LAX75FVA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVA29), Oct 19, 1974: Sikorsky S-64E (N6960R), Kernville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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