# Accident 19840720033849A: Skrsky S55B, Richey, MT, July 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1984, 10:30 local time
- Place: Richey, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7109° N, 105.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7109&lon=-105.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24111, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24111) (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: 3,422 total, 65 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720033849A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED A WHEEL IN A HOLE WHILE LANDING IN A FIELD TO CHECK FUEL STATUS. MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED OFF THE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 DEN84LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA230), Jul 20, 1984: Sikorsky S-55B (N24111), Richey, MT, substantial damage

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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