# Accident 19780611025489A: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY, Scotts Valley, CA, June 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Scotts Valley, CA
- Airport: Santa Cruz Sky Pk
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.0503° N, 122.0315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Santa Cruz Sky Park, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0503&lon=-122.0315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N865RL-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL H19ASKRSKY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 15 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611025489A

## Narrative

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

HOLE BURNED IN CYLINDER HEAD OUTSIDE OF VALVE SEAT.

## 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 OAK78FVM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM31), Jun 11, 1978: Sikorsky S-55B (N865RL), Scotts Valley, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N865RL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740507011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507011449A), May 7, 1974: Skrsky S55B (N865RL), Kaneohe, HI, Substantial damage. Mountainous terrain.

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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