# Accident 19820504013849A: Skrsky S55B, Otsego, OH, May 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Otsego, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N16861, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16861-2011-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13003
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,032 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820504013849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE HOVERING TO UNHOOK FERTILIZER BUCKET.LANDED ON BUCKET AND ROLLED OVER.MOISTURE IN MAGNETO SWITCH.

## 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 CHI82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA150), May 4, 1982: Sikorsky S-55B (N16861), Otsego, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16861 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800702022789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702022789A), Jul 2, 1980: Skrsky S55B (N16861), Rushville, OH, Substantial damage. Crash caused by forced landing. Water was found in fuel system.

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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