ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70654
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| Date: | Friday 5 June 1981 |
| Time: | 1: 30 approx |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane |
| Owner/operator: | Era Helicopters may be a holding company but the opera |
| Registration: | N6965R |
| MSN: | 64-060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kitsault Village, BC More accurately Alice arm -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed; opf. Silver Grizzle Timber Co at the time of the accident. The skycranes starboard engine input assembly exploded severing the fuel line for the other stove. It lost power to the other engine in preparation for lining up its position at the service landing, approx 250 ft up. The cause of this has never been properly exposed due to a publication ban. I was under the craft when it came down and was close to the surviving pilot for years after and have all the details on why, which is not a pretty story.
Sources:
1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2009 11:59 | TB | Added |
| 24-Dec-2009 10:14 | TB | Updated |
| 26-Dec-2009 07:33 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2011 13:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2021 19:34 | dick danger | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
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