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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-61 / H-3 / Sea King
    Latest Model:S-61A
    Last Military Serial:67-14706 USAF
    Construction Number:61-608
    Last Civil Registration:N81702
    Compressed ID:Mitsubishi S-61A sn 67-14706 USAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Carson Helicopters Inc, Grants Pass, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a S-61A by Mitsubishi.
    Sikorsky S-61A 61063

    Circa 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 67-14706.

    To unknown owner with c/r N81664.

    23 March 1995

    To Carson Helicopters Inc, Grants Pass, OR with new c/r N81702.

    Based at Carson Helicopters, Perkasie Helliport, Perkasie, PA.
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    4 September 1997

    To Carson Helicopters Inc, Grants Pass, OR with new c/r N81664.

    3 February 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR81664 (S-61A, 61063) issued.

    1 January 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR81664 (S-61A, 61063) issued.

    By 23 March 2003

    To unknown owner with c/r N81664.

    23 March 2003

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality and was one serious injury. The accident occurred at Kimble, TN, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. According to the co-pilot, the purpose of the flight was to move logs from one-drop area to another using a 150-FOOT long line attached to the helicopter. On the second airlift, shortly after the logs were laid on the ground, a shudder was felt in the helicopter airframe followed by a slight yaw to the right...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    29 December 2010

    To Carson Helicopters Inc, Grants Pass, OR with new c/r N81702.

    14 July 2017

    Civil registration, N81664, cancelled.

    8 September 2017

    Civil registration, N81702, cancelled.
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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
    National Transportation Safety Board
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