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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Sikorsky
Model
S-61N
Year
1974
Serial number
61717
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
AAF480
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
2010 – 2017Ep Aviation LLCWood Dale, IL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Sep 6, 2016 · Palm Bay, FL
A dual loss of engine power for undetermined reasons after the pilot's improper decision to attempt another maneuver after recovering from a perceived compressor stall, rather than returning to the airport.
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 (3)
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.
Fuselage · skin panel · corrodedApr 26, 2016
INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FOUND ON AFT LOWER SKIN OF ACFT, LOCATED AT AREA OF FS 292 - 323, WL 85, BL 35R OUTER RT SIDE OF AFT FUEL BAY. CORROSION MOSTLY LEVEL 1. LEVEL 3 IN ONE AREA APPROX 3 INCH AREA. REPAIRED CORROSION & FABRICATED FILLER & DOUBLER IAW EO15038-303 REV IR, SRM SA CHAPTER 4 & AMM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Doors · access panel · missingFeb 4, 2016
THE FLIGHT CREW, DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT LT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER ACCESS PANEL WAS MISSING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · access panel · missingSep 10, 2015
DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE FLIGHT CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE LT SIDE TRANSMISSION MX PANEL WAS MISSING. REPLACED PANEL, REMOVED FROM THAT WAS INSPECTED & FOUND TO BE IN A SERVICEABLE CONDITION, THE PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW S-61MM CH 53-30-0. PANEL PN S6120-62610-62610-37.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.