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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Skrsky S-61A · Dusmuir, CA · March 26, 2002

Date: March 26, 2002 · 15:38 local
Place: Dusmuir, CA
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N318Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02FA116
Reported as: Skrsky S61A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N318YRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2002 · Sikorsky S-61AS/N 61094 · Built 1962 Airframe modelSikorsky S-61A Engine modelGE CT58 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) While helicopter was conducting logging operations, it experienced loss of rotor RPM, the rotor blades coned up, followed by the aircraft droppinto into terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING LOGGING OPERATIONS, IT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ROTOR RPM, THE ROTOR BLADES CONED UP, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT DROPPINTO INTO TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02FA116Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLakehead, CAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the flight crew's failure to maintain rotor rpm following a loss of engine power while maneuvering.Mar 26, 2002 · Destroyed