# Accident 19781219039969A: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY, Haines, FL, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: Haines, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N6489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6489-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (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: 1,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219039969A

## Narrative

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

FWD TRANSMISSION SUPPORT MOUNT FAILED,P/N S-14-20-4603-11.

## 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 MIA79FLD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD24), Dec 19, 1978: Sikorsky S-55B (N6489), Haines, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6489 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880616061399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880616061399A), Jun 16, 1988: Skrsky S55B (N6489), Valdosta, GA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor pylon broke off during a spray run. Found extensive body boom and pylon corrosion. Improper maintenance.

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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