# Incident 19811110086009I: Skrsky S62A, Venice, LA, November 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1981, 18:15 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92863 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S62A
- Reported engine: GE CT581101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,740 total, 623 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110086009I

## Narrative

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

LOUD WRETCHING NOISE, ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN SWAMP FIRE LIGHT ON.  FIRE IN MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOX. GEAR S6235211421.

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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