What happened
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(-23) On may 10, 2000 at 1500 hrs PDT, a Sikorsky S61A, N693CC, experienced a dual engine failure (#1 engine failed and 10 seconds later #2 engine failed) on approach to an off-airport landing site and made a forced landing approx. 2.8 miles east of Eureka, CA. The heli, owned and operated by croman corp., white city, OR, sustained substantial damage. The heli was being aperated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 133 external load operations. The local area logging flight originated from a remote landing site about 1349 PDT. Visusl meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 10, 2000 AT 1500 HRS PDT, A SIKORSKY S61A, N693CC, EXPERIENCED A DUAL ENGINE FAILURE (#1 ENGINE FAILED AND 10 SECONDS LATER #2 ENGINE FAILED) ON APPROACH TO AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING APPROX. 2.8 MILES EAST OF EUREKA, CA. THE HELI, OWNED AND OPERATED BY CROMAN CORP., WHITE CITY, OR, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE HELI WAS BEING APERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 133 EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS. THE LOCAL AREA LOGGING FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A REMOTE LANDING SITE ABOUT 1349 PDT. VISUSL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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