# Accident 20000510012809A: Skrsky S61A, Eureka, CA, May 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 41.0000° N, 124.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0000&lon=-124.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N693CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N693CC-2023-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-61A (registry code 814210C, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S61A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000510012809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA193), May 11, 2000: Sikorsky S61A (N693CC), Eureka, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of power in all engines due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to continue flight with fuel level below the landing minimums specified in the flight manual, which resulted in the…

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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