| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N617CK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-61 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-61 (H-3/HSS-2/Sea King) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-61N Shortsky |
| C/n (msn): | 61164 |
| Operator Titles: | Croman |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Langley - RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYNJ IATA: YLY Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 13 September 2015 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 499885 |
| Photo Comment |
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First with Airfast-Helicopter registered VH-UHK this S-61 was damaged by Cyclone Tracy at Darwin, Australia on December 24, 1974. Rebuilt in Canada by Okanagan Helicopters, it was registered C-GOKZ in 1976. The helicopter is pictured with Croman having had a "Shortsky" conversion. On September 1, 2022 the helicopter had a suspected engine failure after heli-logging operations near Medford, OR. It descended to the ground and suffered a hard landing, rolling on it's side. No injuries to the two crew, the helicopter was recovered for investigation and repair. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 September 2022, and has since been viewed 390 times. |