# Accident 19780404006989A: Skrsky S523, Eustis, FL, April 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1978
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Airport: Dillard Grove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.8572° N, 81.6768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eustis, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8572&lon=-81.6768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4643S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4643S-1993-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-52-3 (registry code 8141306, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-52-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S523
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780404006989A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLT FAILED IN CENTER LEFT CYLINDER.PISTON RINAD NOT FULLY SEATED.

## 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 MIA78FLD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD32), Apr 4, 1978: Sikorsky S-52-3 (N4643S), Eustis, FL, 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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