# Incident 20230821009989I: Sikorsky S-61A, Deer Park, WA, August 21, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Deer Park, WA
- Airport: Deer Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JYEL
- Location: 47.9671° N, 117.4286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEER PARK (DEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9671&lon=-117.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1048Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1048Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-61A (registry code 814210C, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT58-140-1 (registry code 30128, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct58-140-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-61A
- Reported engine: GE CT58-140-1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,698 total, 1,938 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230821009989I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS, DURING A HOVER OVER DIP SITE TO FILL TANKS, ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH TREE LIMB. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE AT AIRPORT.  POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND SMALL DELAMINATION ON THE ROTOR BLADES.

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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