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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Orlhel UH19DSKRSKY · Thomasville, GA · July 4, 1983

Date
July 4, 1983 · 11:45 local
Place
Thomasville, GA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N37785
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA252
Reported as
Orlhel UH19DSKRSKY
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,600 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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.

Main rotor drive clutch disengaged on a spray run. Crash landed. Lubricant used a factor. Service bulletin issued.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTOR DRIVE CLUTCH DISENGAGED ON A SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED. LUBRICANT USED A FACTOR. SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED.

NTSB investigation

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