# Accident 19950826026019A: Skrsky CH54B, Emigrant Gap, CA, August 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1995, 09:45 local time
- Place: Emigrant Gap, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: H3VL
- Location: 39.2498° N, 120.6892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2498&lon=-120.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64AR-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky CH-54A (registry code 8142501, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ch-54a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY CH54B
- Reported engine: PWA TF33P7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,400 total, 240 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826026019A

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION LIFTING LOGS. PITCHED UP, ROLLED. COMPRESSOR STALL NR1 ENGINE. FAILED RELEASE LOGS AND USE SE PROCEDURES.

## 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 LAX95LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA305), Aug 26, 1995: Sikorsky CH-54A (N64AR), Emigrant Gap, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a compressor stall in the right engine for an unknown reason, which resulted in a loss of power in that engine; and inadequate crew coordination between the pilot and copilot, which resulted in their…

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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