# Accident 19940901025079A: Skrsky S64F, Libby, MT, September 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1994, 12:10 local time
- Place: Libby, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JYDL
- Location: 48.3197° N, 115.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3197&lon=-115.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165AC-2001-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-64F (registry code 8142610, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-64f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S64F
- Reported engine: PWA JFTD12A5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940901025079A

## Narrative

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

TESTING LOADING WATER ON BUCKET SLING LINE. QUANITY GAGE INOP. PULLED UP TO DUMP LOAD. UNABLE. SETTLED. OVER GROSS.

## 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 SEA94LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA228), Sep 1, 1994: Sikorsky S-64F (N165AC), Libby, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT CREW ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER'S WEIGHT AND BALANCE TO BE EXCEEDED, AND THE EXTERNAL LOAD (TANK) JETTISON SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE FALSE INDICATION…

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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