UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1029, 2016

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ERICKSON INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-35482	93-1307561
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5550 SW Macadam Avenue, Suite 200
Portland, Oregon 97239

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 505-5800

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Item 38.01 ~~Notice~~Other ~~of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing~~Events.

OnAs previously disclosed, on November 108, 2016, Erickson Incorporated (~~“Erickson” or~~ the “Company”) ~~received~~and aits ~~deficiency~~subsidiaries ~~letter~~ (collectively with the ~~“Notification~~Company, ~~Letter~~the “Debtors”) ~~from~~filed voluntary petitions in the ~~staff~~United ofStates ~~The~~Bankruptcy ~~NASDAQ~~Court ~~Stock~~for ~~Market~~the ~~LLC~~Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (the “~~NASDAQ~~Bankruptcy Court”) ~~notifying~~seeking relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the ~~Company~~United ~~that~~States inCode. ~~accordance~~The ~~with~~Chapter ~~Listing~~11 ~~Rules~~cases ~~5101,~~are ~~5110(b),~~being ~~and~~jointly ~~IM51011,~~administered under the ~~staff~~caption of“In ~~NASDAQ~~re ~~has~~Erickson ~~determined~~Incorporated, ~~that~~et al”, Case No. 16-34393 in the ~~Company’s~~United ~~common~~States ~~stock~~Bankruptcy ~~will~~Court befor ~~delisted~~the ~~from~~Northern ~~NASDAQ~~District of Texas, Dallas Division.

~~According~~On toNovember ~~the~~29, ~~Notification Letter~~2016, the ~~delisting~~Debtors isfiled awith ~~consequence of: (i)~~ the ~~filing by the Company and its subsidiaries of voluntary petitions in the United States~~ Bankruptcy Court ~~for~~syndication ~~the~~procedures ~~Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division~~ (the “~~Bankruptcy~~DIP ~~Court~~Syndication Procedures”) ~~for~~pursuant ~~reorganization~~to ~~under~~which ~~Chapter~~certain 11holders of ~~Title 11 of~~ the ~~United~~Company’s ~~States~~8.25% ~~Code~~Second ~~(the~~Priority ~~“Bankruptcy~~Senior ~~Code”)~~Secured ~~and~~Notes ~~associated~~due ~~public~~2020 ~~interest~~(“Second ~~concerns~~Priority ~~raised by the filing; (ii~~Notes”) ~~concerns~~are ~~regarding~~being ~~the~~afforded ~~residual equity interest of~~ the ~~existing~~opportunity ~~listed~~to ~~securities~~subscribe ~~holders;~~to ~~and~~provide ~~(iii)~~financing ~~concerns~~as ~~about~~lenders under the Company’s ~~ability~~debtor-in-possession toloan ~~sustain~~facility ~~compliance~~(the ~~with~~“DIP ~~all~~Term ~~requirements~~Facility”). ~~for~~The ~~continued~~filing ~~listing~~with onthe ~~The~~Bankruptcy ~~NASDAQ~~Court ~~Stock~~and ~~Market. The~~the ~~Chapter~~attached 11Syndication ~~cases~~Procedures are ~~being~~attached ~~jointly~~as ~~administered~~Exhibit ~~under~~99.1 ~~the~~to ~~caption~~this ~~“In~~Current reReport ~~Erickson~~on ~~Incorporated,~~Form ~~et al”, Case No. 16~~8-~~34393~~K ~~(the~~and ~~“Chapter~~incorporated 11by ~~Cases”)~~reference herein.

~~Given~~On ~~the~~December ~~continued~~2, ~~listing requirements~~2016, the ~~early~~Bankruptcy ~~status~~Court ofentered ~~the~~a ~~bankruptcy~~final ~~case~~order ~~and~~approving the ~~demands~~DIP Term Facility (the ~~bankruptcy~~“Final ~~case~~DIP ~~has~~Order”). ~~posed~~As onauthorized by the ~~Company’s~~Final ~~resources~~DIP Order, the Company ~~does~~began ~~not~~soliciting ~~plan~~participation toin ~~appeal~~ the ~~NASDAQ~~DIP ~~staff’s~~Term ~~determination~~Facility toby ~~delist~~eligible ~~the~~holders ~~Company’s~~of ~~common~~the ~~stock.~~Second ~~Accordingly,~~Priority ~~trading~~Notes ofon ~~the~~December ~~Company’s~~8, ~~common~~2016. ~~stock~~The ~~will~~opportunity beto ~~suspended~~participate expires at ~~the~~5:00 ~~opening~~p.m., ofNew ~~business~~York City time, on ~~November~~December 2119, 2016, ~~and~~unless aextended ~~Form~~or ~~25-NSE~~earlier ~~will~~terminated beby ~~filed~~mutual ~~with~~agreement of the ~~Securities~~Backstop ~~and Exchange Commission~~Parties, ~~which will remove~~ the Company’s ~~common~~and ~~stock~~the ~~from~~agent ~~listing~~under ~~and~~the ~~registration~~DIP onTerm ~~NASDAQ~~Facility.

~~After~~Participation in the ~~Company’s~~opportunity ~~common stock~~ is ~~delisted~~limited byto ~~NASDAQ,~~an iteligible ~~may~~holder ~~trade~~of on the ~~OTC~~Second ~~Markets~~Priority ~~Group~~Notes ~~Inc.~~that ~~(the~~is ~~“Pink~~an ~~Sheets”)~~entity orthat ~~the~~is ~~OTC~~(i) ~~Bulletin~~either ~~Board~~ (~~“OTCBB”~~A). ~~The~~a ~~Company’s~~Qualified ~~common~~Institutional ~~stock~~Buyer, ~~will~~as besuch ~~eligible~~term ~~for trading only on the Pink Sheets unless and until it~~ is ~~eligible~~defined ~~for~~in ~~trading~~Rule on144A under the ~~OTCBB.~~Securities ~~OTCBB~~Act ~~trading~~or ~~may~~(B) ~~occur~~an ~~only~~Institutional ifAccredited aInvestor ~~market~~within ~~maker applies to quote~~ the ~~Company’s~~meaning ~~common~~of ~~stock;~~Rule ~~however~~501(A)(1), a(2), ~~potential~~(3) ~~market~~or ~~maker’s~~(7) ~~application~~under ~~to quote~~ the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~common~~or ~~stock~~an onentity ~~OTCBB will not be cleared unless the Company is current~~ in ~~its~~which ~~reporting~~all ~~obligations~~of ~~under~~ the ~~Securities~~equity ~~Exchange~~investors ~~Act~~are ofsuch ~~1934,~~institutional ~~as amended (the~~ “~~Exchange~~Accredited ~~Act~~Investors”, (ii). ~~There~~a isbeneficial noholder ~~assurance~~of ~~that~~Second ~~the~~Priority ~~Company~~Notes ~~will~~on beDecember ~~current~~2, ~~in its reporting obligations~~2016, ~~that~~(iii) ~~any~~not ~~market maker will apply to quote~~ the Company’s ~~common~~or ~~stock~~an oraffiliate ~~that~~of the Company’s ~~common~~and ~~stock~~(iv) ~~will~~a ~~become~~Backstop ~~eligible~~Party to(as ~~trade~~defined onin the ~~OTCBB~~Final DIP Order).

The full text of the press release issued in connection with the Company’s commencement of solicitation for participation in the DIP Loan Facility is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)	Exhibits.
99.1	Syndication Procedures, dated November 29, 2016.
99.2	Press Release, dated December __, 2016.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:	~~November~~December 168, 2016	Erickson Incorporated
		By:	/s/ ~~David~~Melissa ~~Lancelot~~Berube
			David Lancelot
			Melissa Berube
			Chief Financial Officer
			Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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