# Incident 20080506833379I: Croman SH3H, Marfa, TX, May 6, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2008
- Place: Marfa, TX
- Airport: Marfa Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JYEL
- Location: 30.3711° N, 104.0175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARFA MUNI (MRF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3711&lon=-104.0175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Croman SH-3H (registry code 2490000, https://openairdocs.org/model/croman-sh-3h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE T58-GE-402 (registry code 30156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-ge-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CROMAN SH3H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080506833379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ALLOWED N613CK, A CROMAN SH-3H HELICOPTER, TO SINK DURING A HOVER WHILE LOADING WATER INTO THE INTERNAL CELLS FROM A STOCK TANK. THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE AND THE WATER DROP GATE DOORS WERE DAMAGED. IT WAS A WARM WINDY DAY WITH ADDITIONAL TURBULENCE AND DUST BEING GENERATED BY THE HOVERING HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER WEIGHT WAS RAPIDLY INCREASED DURING THE 90 SECOND LOADING OF THE 320 GALLON CELL AND THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT AND SETTLED INTO THE STRUCTURE OF THE STOCK TANK.

## Other reports on N613CK (1)

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

- [Accident 20090717016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090717016169A), Jul 17, 2009: Croman SH3H (N613CK), Willow Creek, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft departed Willow Creek helibase located .2 nautical miles north of the town of Willow Creek, CA, at 1416 hours local time to support aerial…

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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