# Accident 19910627024349A: Skrsky S64E, Index, WA, June 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1991, 14:05 local time
- Place: Index, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JYDL
- Location: 47.8405° N, 121.4299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8405&lon=-121.4299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6959R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959R-2001-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-64E (registry code 8142604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-64e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S64E
- Reported engine: PWA JFTD12A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910627024349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEFT ENGINE RUNNING,ROTORS TURNING,WALKED AWAY. MECHANIC HIT COLLECTIVE ACCIDENTLY. HELICOPTER RAISED,CRASHED

## 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 SEA91FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA143), Jun 27, 1991: Sikorsky S-64E (N6959R), Index, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY THE MECHANIC WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH AND THE COPILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTEND THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOTION…

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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