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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-64 / H-54 Skycrane
    Latest Model:CH-54B Tarhe
    Last Military Serial:69-18476 US
    Construction Number:64-084
    Last Civil Registration:N159AC
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky CH-54B sn 69-18476 US cn 6...
    Latest Owner or Location:Helicopter Express Inc, Chamblee, GA

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    Dates

    Event

    1970

    Constructed as a CH-54B.

    April 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 69-18476.

    Circa 1983

    Transferred to 208th Aviation Company, Connecticut National Guard, Windsor Locks, CT.

    11 June 1992


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    August 1992

    To Erickson Air-Crane Inc, Central Point, OR with new c/r N159AC.

    Operated as fire service #48.

    8 June 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N159AC (S-64F, 64084) issued.

    Circa August 1999


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: N159AC - S-64F Skycrane - Erickson Air-Crane in August 1999

    15 February 2001

    To Erickson Inc, Central Point, OR keeping c/r N159AC.

    10 June 2014

    To Erickson Inc, Central Point, OR keeping c/r N159AC.

    Based at Erickson Air-Crane, Central Point, OR.
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    13 July 2014


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 2014 photo at Victoria BC

    28 March 2018

    To Erickson Inc, Medford, OR keeping c/r N159AC.
    Markings added: Camille

    14 June 2019


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Alliance Airport, TX.

    16 March 2020

    While firefighting in Chile as Arauco/731 the aircraft was vandalized overnight with molotov bombs at Santa Juana. Guards extinguished the fire before it was a total loss.

    9 December 2022

    To Helicopter Express Inc, Chamblee, GA keeping c/r N159AC.
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    Internet Sources
     CH 54 Skycrane Association
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Helis.com
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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