# Accident 19850401010029A: Orlhel CH19SKRSKY, Port Elizabeth, NJ, April 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1985, 07:40 local time
- Place: Port Elizabeth, NJ
- Airport: Elizabeth Seaport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 39.3099° N, 74.9714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Elizabeth, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3099&lon=-74.9714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90885, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90885-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky CH-19D (registry code 8141615, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ch-19d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL CH19SKRSKY
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13003
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,888 total, 148 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401010029A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD AND FELL ON SIDE AFTER A MALFUNCTION IN THE ROTOR CLUTCH.  EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION IN PROGRESS.

## 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 NYC85FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA092), Apr 1, 1985: Sikorsky S-55B (N90885), Port Elizabeth, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90885 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780902023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902023729A), Sep 2, 1978: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY (N90885), Pontiac, MI, Destroyed. Input shaft,p/n S12-35-6072,no teeth remained. Struck roof top mon during emergcy lndg.

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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