20200420022249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sikorsky S-61N · Camp Dwyer · April 20, 2020

Date
April 20, 2020 · 08:00 local
Place
Camp Dwyer
Airport
Camp Dwyer
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
H9XA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N908CH
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA20LA100
Reported as
Sikorsky S-61N
Reported engine
GE CT58-140-2
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
58 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 20 April, 2020, at approximately 0800 local time, a Sikorsky S-61N, N908CH, experienced a loss of control in flight and rolled on its side during an emergency landing privacy data omitted. The three crew members onboard were seriously injured and the helicopter sustained substantial damage. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 135 as a cargo flight under contractprivacy data omitted. In accordance with ICAO annex 13, the NTSB accepted delegation of the investigation from the afghanistan civil aviation authority.

As the FAA filed it

ON 20 APRIL, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 LOCAL TIME, A SIKORSKY S-61N, N908CH, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND ROLLED ON ITS SIDE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE THREE CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135 AS A CARGO FLIGHT UNDER CONTRACT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO ANNEX 13, THE NTSB ACCEPTED DELEGATION OF THE INVESTIGATION FROM THE AFGHANISTAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY.

NTSB investigation

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