# Incident 19860312013739I: Skrsky S58J, Fresno, CA, March 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27AR-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58J (registry code 8141814, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58J
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860312013739I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN OPEN FIELD AFTER LOSS OF POWER. SUSPECT BROKEN VALVE INGESTED BY CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N27AR (1)

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

- [Accident 19910322007269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910322007269A), Mar 22, 1991: Skrsky S58J (N27AR), Chowchilla, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter descended to ground impact and broke up during a hover turn around from a spray run.

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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