# Accident 20220901012339A: Sikorsky S-61N, Shady Cove, OR, September 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2022, 08:30 local time
- Place: Shady Cove, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JYEL
- Location: 42.6960° N, 123.0060° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6960&lon=-123.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-61N (registry code 8142104, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT58-140-2 (registry code 30129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct58-140-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-61N
- Reported engine: GE CT58-140-2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 28,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220901012339A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED THAT THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL AND HAD JUST LIFTED OFF WITH A LOAD OF CHOKERS AS PART OF A LOGGING OPERATION. THE PILOT HEARD A POP POP POP AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY. THE AIRMAN STATED HE TRIED TO USE REMAINING ENGINE TO LAND BUT IT SEEMED TO NOT BE PRODUCING ANY POWER. THEY LANDED HARD AND THE HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE.

THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED BY NTSB AND FAA PERSONELL ON 10/19/2022.  DURING THE INSPECTION THE STAGE 1 COMPRESSOR BLADES SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE INDICATIVE OF A PREVIOUS OVER TEMP CONDITION. THE STAGE 1 TURBINE BLADES HAD CRACKED BLADES, BLADEST THAT HAD PARTIALLY SEPERATED AND SEVERE OVER TEMP STRESS ON THE LEADING EDGES AND TIPS OF THE BLADES.

## 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 WPR22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA330), Sep 1, 2022: Sikorsky S-61N (N617CK), Shady Cove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 engine’s stage 1 turbine blades as a result of an unreported hot start two days earlier.

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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