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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS H6EA

Erickson Incorporated DBA Erickson Air-Crane

Historical Aircraft Rotorcraft Rev 18 10/23/2025 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (2)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 29.855

Former holders

  • Industrial Flying Crane
  • Industrial Flying Crane\Sikorsky Aircraft\Erickson Air-Crane Company
  • Industrial Flying Crane\Sikorsky Aircraft

Fleet view · 10 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

5

3–7 (n=10)

Horsepower

4,500

4,500–4,800

Year of mfr

1970

1967–1997

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • P & W JFTD12A SER 5
  • P & W JFTD12A-5A 3
  • P & W JFTD12A-4A 2

NTSB events

2

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

14

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.20 events / tail · 1.40 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.