Accident · substantial damage
Jan 10, 2025 · SéDjè, OF- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- Minor
- Report
- GAA25WA145
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA25WA145)
N703HG1972 Sikorsky S-61N
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jan 2025)5 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Construction Helicopters LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Howell, MI
- Certificate issued
- Apr 30, 2026
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 12, 2012
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-61N
- Year
- 1972
- Serial number
- 61703
- 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
- A96069
Engine
- Make and model
- Ge Ct58 Series
- Type
- Turbo-shaft
- Power
- 1350 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2026 – nowConstruction Helicopters LLCHowell, MI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-19 | Tail Rotor Control System | May 7, 2021 | Airframe (S-61N)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-61N)Only with: With a fuel system 40 micron fuel filter element P/N 52-0505-2 or 52-01064-1 installed. |
| 2004-15-22 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-61L, S-61N, S-61-NM, and S-61R Helicopters | Sep 7, 2004 | Airframe (S-61N) |
| 2001-18-06 | General Electric Company T58 and CT58 Series Turboshaft Engines | Oct 18, 2001 | Engine (CT58 SERIES) |
| 98-26-02 | 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.
- Main rotor · damper · crackedFeb 7, 2024
AFTER THE SECOND GROUND TURN ON A/C 61703 FEBRUARY 06, 2024 THE DAMPER LISTED ABOVE CRACKED AT THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE DAMPER HOUSING. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED ONE GROUND TURN PRIOR TO THIS DAY. WE REMOVED THE DAMPER AND PERFORMED A DISASSEMBLY TO ACCESS WHAT COULD’VE CAUSED THE CRACK. WE PERFORMED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026