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): December 1630, 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 58.0301 ~~Amendments~~Other ~~to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year~~Events.

OnAs ~~December~~previously 16disclosed, on November 8, 2016, Erickson Incorporated (the “Company”) ~~filed~~and aits ~~Certificate~~subsidiaries of(collectively ~~Amendment~~with (the ~~“Certificate~~Company, ofthe ~~Amendment~~“Debtors”) ~~with~~filed voluntary petitions in the ~~Secretary~~United ofStates ~~State~~Bankruptcy ofCourt for the ~~State~~Northern District of ~~Delaware~~Texas, ~~which~~Dallas ~~amended~~Division (the ~~provisions~~“Bankruptcy Court”) seeking relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the ~~Company’s~~United ~~Third~~States ~~Amended~~Code. ~~and~~The ~~Restated~~Chapter ~~Certificate~~11 ofcases ~~Incorporation~~are ~~filed~~being onjointly ~~April~~administered 1under the caption “In re Erickson Incorporated, ~~2014~~et al”, Case No. 16-34393 (the “~~Certificate~~Chapter of11 ~~Incorporation~~Cases”).

~~The~~On ~~Certificate~~December of30, ~~Amendment~~2016, ~~was~~the ~~required~~Debtors asfiled atheir ~~result~~monthly ofoperating ~~the~~report ~~Stipulation~~for ~~and~~the ~~Agreement~~month of ~~Compromise,~~November ~~Settlement and Release entered into on June 13,~~ 2016 ~~among~~ (the ~~Company,~~“Monthly ~~EAC~~Operating ~~Acquisition~~Report”) ~~Corporation,~~with ~~Udo~~the ~~Reider,~~Bankruptcy ~~Hank Halter, Kenneth Lau, Quinn Morgan, Gary Scott, James Welch, Meredith Siegfried Madden, ZM Private Equity Fund I, L~~Court.~~P.,~~ ZMThe ~~Private~~Monthly ~~Equity~~Operating ~~Fund~~Report ~~II,~~is ~~L.P.,~~attached ZMhereto ~~EAC~~as ~~LLC,~~Exhibit ~~Centre Lane Partners, LLC, 10th Lane Finance Co~~99.,1 ~~LLC.,~~ and ~~Edward~~is ~~Montgomery,~~incorporated onherein ~~behalf~~by ~~of himself as a stockholder of the Company, a class of minority stockholders of the Company and derivatively on behalf of the Company~~reference.

~~The~~Cautionary ~~Certificate~~Note ofRegarding ~~Amendment provided for, in pertinent part,~~ the ~~following~~Monthly ~~material~~Operating ~~changes~~Report ~~to the existing Certificate of Incorporation (capitalized terms used herein are as defined in the Certificate of Amendment and the Certificate of Incorporation):~~

•The ~~Prior~~Company cautions investors and potential investors not to place undue reliance upon the ~~Trigger~~information ~~Date,~~contained in the ~~Company~~Monthly ~~shall~~Operating Report which was not ~~enter~~prepared ~~into~~for athe ~~Change~~purpose of ~~Control~~providing ~~Transaction~~the ~~unless~~basis ~~the~~for ~~principal~~an ~~terms~~investment decision relating to any of ~~such~~the ~~transaction~~securities ~~are~~of ~~approved~~the byCompany. aThe ~~board~~Monthly ~~committee~~Operating ~~consisting~~Report is limited in scope, covers limited time periods, and has been prepared solely for the purpose of complying with the monthly reporting requirements of the Bankruptcy Court. The Monthly Operating Report was not audited or reviewed by independent ~~and~~accountants, ~~disinterested~~was ~~directors~~not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, ~~empowered~~is in a format prescribed by applicable bankruptcy laws, and is subject to ~~negotiate~~future adjustment and ~~authorize~~reconciliation. ~~such~~There ~~transaction~~can be no assurance that, ~~and~~from ~~all~~the ~~holders~~perspective of ~~then-outstanding~~an ~~common~~investor ~~shares~~or potential investor in the Company’s securities, the Monthly Operating Report is complete. The Monthly Operating Report also contains information for periods which are ~~offered~~shorter orand ~~paid~~otherwise different from those required in the ~~same~~Company’s ~~amount~~periodic reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and ~~form~~such information might not be indicative of ~~consideration~~the ~~per~~Company’s ~~common~~financial ~~share~~condition or operating results for a period that would be reflected in ~~such~~the ~~transaction~~Company’s financial statements or in its report pursuant to the Exchange Act. Information set forth in the Monthly Operating Report should not be viewed as indicative of future results.

•Cautionary ~~Prior~~Note toRegarding ~~the~~Forward-Looking ~~Trigger~~Statements Date, the Company will not enter into a Qualifying Related Party Transaction unless the principal terms of such transaction are approved by a board committee consisting of independent and disinterested directors, empowered to negotiate and authorize such transaction.

~~The~~This ~~description~~Form 8-K and the related exhibit contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the ~~changes~~Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, including those relating to the intent, beliefs, plans or expectations of the Company are based upon current expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. It is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and the ~~new~~following ~~provisions~~list should not be considered a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties relating to the ~~Certificate~~filing of ~~Incorporation~~the ~~contained~~bankruptcy petitions by the Debtors, including, but not limited to: (i) the Company’s ability to obtain the Bankruptcy Court’s approval with respect to motions or other requests made to the Bankruptcy Court in ~~this~~the ~~Form~~Chapter ~~8-K~~11 isCases, ~~qualified~~including maintaining strategic control as debtor-in-possession, ~~its~~(ii) ~~entirety~~the byability ~~reference~~of the Company and its subsidiaries to negotiate, develop, confirm and consummate a plan of reorganization, (iii) the ~~full~~effects ~~text~~of the filing of the ~~Certificate~~bankruptcy petitions on the Company’s business and the interests of ~~Incorporation~~various constituents, a(iv) ~~copy~~the Bankruptcy Court rulings in the Chapter 11 Cases, as well the outcome of all other pending litigation and the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases in general, (v) the length of time that the Company will operate under Chapter 11 protection and the continued availability of operating capital during the pendency of the Chapter 11 proceedings, (vi) risks associated with third party motions in the Chapter 11 Cases, which ~~was~~may ~~filed~~interfere with the ~~Commission~~Company’s ability to confirm and consummate a plan of reorganization, (vii) the potential adverse effects of the Chapter 11 proceedings on ~~February~~the 26Company’s liquidity or results of operations, ~~2014~~(viii) asincreased ~~Exhibit~~advisory ~~3.1~~costs to execute the Company’s ~~Form~~reorganization, ~~8-K~~(ix) ~~and~~the isimpact ~~incorporated~~of ~~herein~~a bypotential ~~reference,~~NASDAQ suspension of trading and commencement of delisting proceedings on the ~~Certificate~~liquidity and market price of ~~Amendment~~the Company’s common stock and on the Company’s ability to access the public capital markets, a(x) ~~copy~~the ofuncertainty ~~which~~that isany ~~attached~~trading ~~hereto~~market for the Company’s common stock will exist or develop in the over-the-counter markets,(xi) the Company’s ability to continue as ~~Exhibit~~a 3going concern and (xii) other risks and uncertainties.1 These risks and isuncertainties ~~incorporated~~could ~~herein~~cause byactual ~~reference~~results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of risk factors, please see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for more

information. The Company assumes no obligation and expressly disclaims any duty to update the information contained herein except as required by law.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
3.1	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Erickson Incorporated.
99.1	Monthly Operating Report for November 2016 as filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division on December 30, 2016.

~~SIGNATURE~~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.

			ERICKSON INCORPORATED
Dated:	January 17, 2017	Erickson Incorporated
			(Registrant)
		By:		/s/ David Lancelot
Date:	December 21, 2016	By:	/s/ David Lancelot
				David Lancelot
			David Lancelot
				Chief Financial Officer
			Chief Financial Officer

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