# Accident 19780711018659A: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY, Welaka, FL, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Welaka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 29.4852° N, 81.6610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Welaka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4852&lon=-81.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15182, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15182-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky H-19A (registry code 8141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL H19ASKRSKY
- Reported engine: WRIGHT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,606 total, 1,362 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711018659A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78FLA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA45), Jul 11, 1978: Sikorsky H-19C (N15182), Welaka, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N15182 (3)

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

- [Accident 19741205042489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741205042489A), Dec 5, 1974: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY (N15182), Okahumpka, FL, Substantial damage. Tail rotor drive spline couplings pin S14-35-5081 & S14-35-5082 worn.AD 67-17-6 not c/w.
- [Accident 19730919033209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730919033209A), Sep 19, 1973: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY (N15182), Duette, FL, Substantial damage. Pylon ring p/n S14-20-3013 failed.AD 67-17-6 and svc bulletin 55B20-1F require replacement 3500 hr
- [Accident 19730301009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301009549A), Mar 1, 1973: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY (N15182), Mascotte, FL, Substantial damage. Wheel eqpd. Mixt ctl conduit loose at carb. Telex lock nut p/n A6338 bkn conduit p/n 514-303482 rlsd

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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