# Accident 19790926028579A: Skrsky S55B, Carlsbad, CA, September 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1979, 19:12 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111RS-1982-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13003
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,330 total, 650 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926028579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. ROLLED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N111RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19750704031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704031429A), Jul 4, 1975: Skrsky S55B (N111RS), Pine Ridge, SD, Substantial damage. Part fm main rtr blade separated in flt and not found. Plt crash lnd on side of hill,no collective.

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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