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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Sikorsky
Model
S-61N
Serial number
61814
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
28
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Type certificate data sheet
1H15
Mode S code
A8018D
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
2008 – 2023Croman CorpWhite City, OR
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Feb 22, 2022 · Kekaha, HI
The improper installation of the fore/aft primary servo by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the attaching hardware backing out and which subsequently rendered the helicopter uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the company’s quality control personnel to identify the improper installation before certifying the helicopter for flight.
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.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S- 61A, D, E, L, N, NM, R, and V Helicopters
Jan 20, 1999
Airframe (S-61N)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 (1)
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.
Hydraulic power · pressure switch · intermittentMay 13, 2015
WHEN TESTING HYD SYS USING MOGEN AND SELECTING PRIMARY OFF, IT WOULD NOT. AFTER THE THIRD SELECTION TO OFF, IT FINALLY TURNED OFF SECURING PRESSURE TO PRIMARY WITH A CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FURTHER CHECKS OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM WERE NORMAL. ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT 12 MAY, 2015 AUX HYDRAULICS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.