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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-64 / H-54 Skycrane
    Latest Model:S-64E Skycrane
    Last Military Serial:67-18415 US
    Construction Number:64-017
    Last Civil Registration:N194AC
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky S-64E sn 67-18415 US cn 64...
    Latest Owner or Location:Helicopter Express Llc, Chamblee, GA

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    Dates

    Event

    1967

    Constructed as a CH-54A.

    1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 67-18415.

    18 September 1992

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number HG001.

    1995

    To Erickson Air-Crane Inc, Central Point, OR with new c/r N194AC.

    Converted to a S-64E.

    24 May 1996

    Certificate of airworthiness for N194AC (S-64E, 64017) issued.

    1996

    Loaned to Canadian Air Crane.

    1996

    To Canadian Air Crane with new c/r C-GFLH.

    1996

    Returned from loan to Erickson Air-Crane Inc, Central Point, OR.

    1996

    To Erickson Air-Crane Inc, Central Point, OR with new c/r N194AC.

    Based at Erickson Air-Crane, Central Point, OR.
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    2 March 1999

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at Shelton, WA, United States while maneuvering. The pilot of the aero-logging helicopter had lowered a multiple-log load onto the landing site, hit the release switch to release the two choker cables and then began to move away from the area. One of the choker lines momentarily failed to release, resulting in one end of one of the logs lifting into the air and then falling back to the ground...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 February 2001

    To Erickson Inc, Central Point, OR keeping c/r N194AC.

    1 June 2002


    Photographer: Walter Wesch
    Notes: At Tucson, AZ

    28 November 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for N194AC (S-64E, 64017) issued.

    28 March 2018

    To Erickson Inc, Medford, OR keeping c/r N194AC.

    2 May 2024

    To Helicopter Express Llc, Chamblee, GA keeping c/r N194AC.
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