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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-61 / H-3 / Sea King
    Latest Model:SH-3G Sea King
    Last Military Serial:149729 USN
    Construction Number:61-147
    Last Civil Registration:N9696W
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky SH-3G sn 149729 USN cn 61-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Croman Corp, White City, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a HSS-2.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 149729.

    1962

    Redesignated as SH-3A.

    Converted to a SH-3G.

    1993

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number 9H0049.

    4 September 1997

    To Carson Helicopters Inc, Grants Pass, OR with new c/r N81697.

    By 17 May 2001

    Based at Carson Helicopters, Perkasie Helliport, Perkasie, PA.
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    6 April 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR81697 (S-61A, 61147) issued.

    Assigned civil registration: N81697

    4 February 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR81697 (S-61A, 61147) issued.

    9 July 2007

    To Sky Cats Puma Corp, Lakeview, OR with new c/r N9696W.

    28 April 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR9696W (S-61A, 61147) issued.

    25 July 2012

    To Withrotor Aviation Inc, Lakeview, OR keeping c/r N9696W.

    19 June 2015


    Photographer: Dan Stijovich
    Notes: Just lifting off after a brief fuel stop at San Bernardino Intl

    By 8 August 2015

    Operated as fire service #96W.

    28 July 2017


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the during operations on the County Fire near Guinda, CA.

    11 April 2023

    To Croman Corp, White City, OR keeping c/r N9696W.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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