Accident · 1995-08-26

NTSB case LAX95LA305 · Sikorsky CH-54A · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 1995-08-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Sikorsky CH-54A (N64AR)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: RICK LEISHMAN Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RICK LEISHMAN

Probable cause

a compressor stall in the right engine for an unknown reason, which resulted in a loss of power in that engine; and inadequate crew coordination between the pilot and copilot, which resulted in their failure to ensure that the external load was promptly jettisoned or released.

Source: NTSB case LAX95LA305

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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