# Accident 19860321009469A: Orlhel CH19ESKRSKY, Afton, CA, March 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Afton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4499° N, 121.3891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4499&lon=-121.3891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8327, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8327-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky CH-19E (registry code 8141616, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ch-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL CH19ESKRSKY
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13003
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321009469A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING MADE IN A FLOODED CLEARING AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS. MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR DRIVE GEARS WERE STRIPPED.

## 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 LAX86FVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG02), Mar 21, 1986: Sikorsky S-55 (N8327), Afton, CA, 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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