N1043T
Sikorsky S-61A · built 1961
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file
Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.
- April 12, 1983Accidentsubstantial damage
As the helicopter lifted off, the tail rotor drive train failed at the output from the intermediate gearbox resulting in the loss of the tail rotor assembly. The crew immediately reduced power and collective; the helicopter rotated about 220 deg to the right before coming to rest beside the pad. Analysis determined…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).