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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Skrsky S-55C · Chillicothe, OH · July 30, 1979

Date: July 30, 1979 · 09:50 local
Place: Chillicothe, OH
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N509Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI79FEG21
Reported as: Skrsky S55C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,204 total277 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

N509YRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Sikorsky S-55CS/N 55691 · Built 1958 Airframe modelSikorsky S-55C Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter hit wire while spraying a field.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER HIT WIRE WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI79FEG21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChillicothe, OHJul 30, 1979 · Destroyed