# Accident 19780726033489A: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY, Gerber, CA, July 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1978
- Place: Gerber, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.0614° N, 122.1482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gerber, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0614&lon=-122.1482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32533, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32533) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky H-19D (registry code 8141610, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL H19ASKRSKY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,508 total, 1,390 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726033489A

## Narrative

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

RETAINER RING,P/N 5108-87,DISENGAGED FM CAM,P/N 14-35-2218.

## 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 OAK78DVG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG68), Jul 26, 1978: Sikorsky H-19 (N32533), Gerber, CA, 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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