Incident report
SIKORSKY S-61N crash near Kekaha, Hawaii, United States
fatal2022-02-224 fatalities
Summary
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.
Incident details
Date
2022-02-22
Location
Kekaha, Hawaii, United States
Aircraft
SIKORSKY S-61N
Operator
CROMAN CORP
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
4
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
landing
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗22.0401, -159.7806
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities4
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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