# Incident 20150804019699I: Croman Corporation SH-3H, Springville, CA, August 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2015, 16:40 local time
- Place: Springville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JYEA
- Location: 36.1213° N, 118.8227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1213&lon=-118.8227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N611CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Croman SH-3H (registry code 2490000, https://openairdocs.org/model/croman-sh-3h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE T58 series (registry code 30008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CROMAN CORPORATION SH-3H
- Reported engine: GE T58 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25,899 total, 14,747 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150804019699I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 4, 2015, N611CK A SH-3 HELICOPTER STRUCK A TREE WHILE CONDUCTING FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A CONFINED AREA TO PICK UP WATER WITH ITS SNORKEL. NONE OF THE PILOTS ON BOARD HAD SEEN THE TREE IN THEIR FINAL APPROACH .  THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TREE AT THE 5 O?CLOCK POSITION.  THE PILOTS FELT A SHUTTER AND RECOGNIZED THEY HAD HIT A TREE.   THEY ABORTED THE APPROACH TO THE WATER AND FOUND A PLACE TO LAND SAFELY AWAY FOR THE FIRE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED BY THE PILOTS.

## Other reports on N611CK (1)

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

- [Incident 20120901020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901020839I), Sep 1, 2012: Croman Corporation SH-3H (N611CK), Covelo, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was contracted for public use on a fire contract for the department of forestry when the incident happened. Aircraft was sent to hotshot area division…

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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