# Accident 20020326007939A: Skrsky S61A, Dusmuir, CA, March 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2002, 15:38 local time
- Place: Dusmuir, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 41.0411° N, 122.1944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0411&lon=-122.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318Y-2002-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-61A (registry code 814210C, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT58 series (registry code 30011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct58-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S61A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020326007939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX02FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA116), Mar 26, 2002: Sikorsky S-61A (N318Y), Lakehead, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A 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.

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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