N1048Y1961 Sikorsky S-61A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply8 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Registered owner
- Croman Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- White City, OR
- Certificate issued
- Feb 5, 1987
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other, Aerial Surveying
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 19, 1981
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Sikorsky
- Model
- S-61A
- Year
- 1961
- Serial number
- 61161
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 28
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A01717
Engine
- Make and model
- Ge Ct58-140-1
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 1400 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1987 – nowCroman CorpWhite City, OR · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-16 | Engine/ Transmission Coupling | Jul 1, 2021 | Airframe (S-61A) |
| 2021-05-19 | Tail Rotor Control System | May 7, 2021 | Airframe (S-61A)Only with: Arm assembly part number S6140-62614-009 installed; certificated in any category including restricted. |
| 2013-05-17 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters | Apr 26, 2013 | Airframe (S-61A)Only with: With a fuel system 40 micron fuel filter element P/N 52-0505-2 or 52-01064-1 installed. |
| 2001-18-06 | General Electric Company T58 and CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines | Oct 18, 2001 | Engine (CT58-140-1) |
| 98-26-02 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S- 61A, D, E, L, N, NM, R, and V Helicopters | Jan 20, 1999 | Airframe (S-61A)Only with: Main rotor shaft P/N S6135-20640-001, S6135-20640-002, or S6137-23040-001 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (8)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Rotor flight controls · cable · frayedOct 16, 2001
TAIL ROTOR CABLE (PN S6140-65612-11) WAS FOUND BADLY FRAYED AND BROKEN AFTER PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, AT AN AIRPORT. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS THE CABLE HAD BEEN ROUTED OVER THE CABLE GUARD PIN INSTEAD OF THE PULLEY. THE CABLE IS BEING SENT OUT FOR METALLURGY AND FAILURE ANALYSIS. OPERATOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · vertical hinge · crackedFeb 15, 1996
CRACK FOUND DURING OVERHAUL OF MAIN ROTOR HEAD. VERTICAL HINGE WAS MAGNETIC PARTICAL. INSPECTED PER OVERHAUL MANUAL. CRACK WAS LOCATED ABOUT .75 INCH BELOW THREADED AREA IN 2.6238 BEARING JOURNAL. THE CRACK WAS ABOUT .75 INCH LONG, GOING UP THROUGH THE THREADS, AND WAS A FINE SURFACE-TYPE CRACK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · ring gear tooth · brokeDec 21, 1995
PILOTS OBSERVED CHIP LIGHT. LANDED IMMEDIATELY. CHIPS BEYOND LIMITS FOUND ON CHIP PLUG. LOWER HALF OF RING GEAR TOOTH BROKE OFF. CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE INITIATED AT HARD LINE ON TOOTH. MISSING 1.4 INCHES OF TOOTH WAS BROKEN IN ABOUT 20 PIECES. COMPONENT NR S6135-20600-039. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · fitting · crackedDec 14, 1995
RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE LANDING GEAR FITTING CRACKED AT AFT EAR OUT OF BOLT HOLE. INSIDE OF EAR HAD SOME FRETTING. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS PERIODIC RETORQUE OF LANDING GEAR. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · camshaft · crackedMar 27, 1995
PILOT HEARD AN UNUSUAL GROWLING NOISE FROM THE NR 1 INPUT AT REDUCED POWER. A FEW HOURS LATER, A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT REDUCED POWER WAS FELT IN THE AIRFRAME. THE CHIP PLUG AND SCREEN WERE CHECKED AND A FEW SMALL SLIVERS WERE FOUND ON THE CHIP PLUG AND 12 SMALL FLAKES OF MAGNESIUM IN THE SCREEN. ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · blade · crackedFeb 1, 1995
TAIL ROTOR BLADE SKIN CRACK OUTBOARD SIDE APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES FROM ROOT END OF BLADE. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDATION - CLEAN AND INSPECT DAILY PER SIKORSKY INSPECTION PROGRAM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · blade · crackedFeb 1, 1995
TAIL ROTOR BLADE SKIN CRACK OUTBOARD SIDE APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES FROM ROOT END OF BLADE. RECOMMENDATIONS - CLEAN AND INSPECT DAILY PER SIKORSKY INSPECTION PROGRAM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor · bearing · wornFeb 1, 1995
BEARING INNER RACE HAD METAL REMOVED, APPROXIMATELY .0625 INCH WIDE BY .1875 INCH LONG. OUTER RACE HAD SMALL INDENTATIONS FROM BALL BEARINGS WITH NO METAL REMOVAL. BALL BEARINGS APPEARED NORMAL. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT SAID THIS IS CAUSED FROM LACK OF PROPER LUBRICATION. HAVE INSTRUCTED CREWS TO PURGE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026