# Accident 20020530012149A: Orlhel CH19ESKRSKY, Plains, MT, May 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2002, 17:15 local time
- Place: Plains, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: TCOL
- Location: 47.4769° N, 114.9842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4769&lon=-114.9842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94475, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94475) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky CH-19E (registry code 8141616, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ch-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL CH19ESKRSKY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020530012149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 30, 2002, AT 1730 MDT, A SIKORSKY CH-19E OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRI-CORP, A FAR 133 EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATOR (TCOL) LOST POWER WHILE PERFORMING LONGLINE LOGGING OPERATIONS. THE HELICOPTER/COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE AND EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE LOG DROP SITE WITHOUT DROPPING THE LOAD. THE HELICOPTER HIT THE GROUND AND ROLLED ON ITS LEFT SIDE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE HELICOPTER IS BEING TRANSPORTED TO A FACILITY WHERE A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION CAN BE PERFORMED AND WITNESSED BY PERSONNEL OF THE BOISE FSDO. THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 SEA02FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA091), May 30, 2002: Sikorsky CH-19E (N94475), Plains, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Power loss for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N94475 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800803033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803033079A), Aug 3, 1980: Orlhel CH19ESKRSKY (N94475), Plover, WI, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed when pilot attempted emergency landing.
- [Accident 19750910041289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750910041289A), Sep 10, 1975: Orlhel CH19ESKRSKY (N94475), Cosme, FL, Substantial damage. Main rotor blade struck spray boom. Cause of blade flapping dwn was not dtmnd.

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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