# Accident 19790307004229A: Skrsky S55, Vina, CA, March 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Vina, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.9342° N, 122.0517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vina, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9342&lon=-122.0517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9894, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9894) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky H-19D (registry code 8141610, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307004229A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR DRIVE TRAIN FAILED JUST AFTER LIFT OFF.HELICOPTER MADE HARD LANDING.BOUNCED AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 OAK79DVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG21), Mar 7, 1979: Sikorsky H-19D (N9894), Vina, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9894 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910318006639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318006639A), Mar 18, 1991: Orlhel H19DSKRSKY (N9894), Orland, CA, Substantial damage. Impacted trees on forced landing during a spray run. Intake valve keeper failed allowed intake valve remain open.
- [Incident 19800403047439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403047439I), Apr 3, 1980: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY (N9894), Marysville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot got out of idling helicopter. The craft rolled forward and down a drop-off.

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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