# Accident 19780206042289A: Skrsky S61L, Florence, IN, February 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Florence, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7826° N, 84.9258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7826&lon=-84.9258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S61L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,086 total, 2,860 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206042289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL ROD FAILED. HELICOPTER CRASH-LANDED IN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TURN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA020), Feb 6, 1978: Sikorsky S61L (N305V), Florence, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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