| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace Logging |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Headquarters | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Products | Commercial helicopters |
| Website | carsonhelicopters.com |
Carson Helicopters, Inc is a helicopter operating company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States. Carson operates a fleet of Sikorsky S-61 helicopters in aerial lift services and aerial firefighting. Carson is known for its development of the "Carson Blade" for the S-61 and H-3 Sea King.[1] In 2010, Carson Helicopters, Inc. partnered with Sikorsky Aircraft to develop and manufacture the S-61T, an upgraded version of the S-61 helicopter.[2]
In 2015 former VP Steve Metheny was sentenced to prison for falsifying documents that led to a 2008 crash that killed seven firefighters and two pilots.[3] A federal jury had earlier found that the primary cause of the crash was the failure of the GE designed engine, specifically issues with the engine's fuel control, of which GE had previously been notified.[4]
- ^ "About Carson Helicopters - CarsonHelicopters". Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ Croft, John (2010-02-21). "HELI-EXPO: Sikorsky S-61T gains new life in State Department program". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
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sentwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gabbert, Bill (2012-03-27). "Jury awards $70 million for helicopter crash on Iron Complex fire". Wildfire Today. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
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