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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-64 / H-54 Skycrane
    Latest Model:CH-54A Tarhe
    Last Military Serial:68-18455 US
    Construction Number:64-057
    Last Civil Registration:N9125M
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky CH-54A sn 68-18455 US cn 6...
    Latest Owner or Location:Siller Helicopters, Siller Brothers Inc. Airport, Yuba City, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CH-54A.

    Circa 1968

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 68-18455.

    7 July 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: CH-54A Tarhe of 295th Aviation Company based at Mainz-Finthen in action at the 1973 International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire.

    12 October 1995

    To Siller Neal, Yuba City, CA with new c/r N9125M.

    By 16 October 1999

    To unknown owner with c/r N9125M.

    Operated as fire service #HT-25M.

    16 October 1999

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the Elko Municipal-J. C. Harri Airport (EKO) Elko, NV, United States while standing. While the aircraft was shutting down, the flight engineer exited the aircraft and gave the pilots the signal that the droop stops had engaged. He then climbed up on a stepladder next to the tail boom as the main rotor continued to coast down to a stop. A minute or so later, the two remaining crewmembers heard a thump...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    2 April 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX9125M (CH-54A, 68-18455) issued.

    4 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX9125M (CH-54A, 68-18455) issued.

    8 July 2009

    To Siller Helicopters Inc, Yuba City, CA keeping c/r N9125M.

    Based at Siller Helicopters, Siller Brothers Inc Airport, Yuba City, CA.
    Suvives here stored in a hangar.
    View the Location Dossier

    28 March 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX9125M (CH-54A, 68-18455) issued.

    29 June 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR9125M (CH-54A, 68-18455) issued.

    By 26 May 2013

    Operated as fire service #781.

    26 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Based at Lancaster Fox Field, California during Summer 2013

    14 March 2014


    Photographer: John W. Olafson
    Notes: At Hemet
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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