# Accident 19810702047209A: Orlhel HRS1SKRSKY, Rosendale, WI, July 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Rosendale, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.8089° N, 88.6712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosendale, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8089&lon=-88.6712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4782S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4782S-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky HRS-1 (registry code 8141612, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-hrs-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL HRS1SKRSKY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,248 total, 188 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702047209A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR PYLON SUPPORT FAILED DUE TO A FATIGUE CRACK. EMERGENCY LANDING FURTHER DAMAGED HELICOPTER.

## 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 CHI81FEP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP34), Jul 2, 1981: Sikorsky HRS-1 (N4782S), Rosedale, WI, destroyed

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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