# Accident 19861206071589A: Orlhel UH19DSKRSKY, Windsor, NC, December 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1986, 14:42 local time
- Place: Windsor, NC
- Airport: Todds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRCG
- Location: 35.9990° N, 76.9405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9990&lon=-76.9405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37800, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37800-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky UH-19D (registry code 814161G, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-19d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300 series (registry code 67060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL UH19DSKRSKY
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13003
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861206071589A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. ENGINE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED

## 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 ATL87LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA036), Dec 6, 1986: Sikorsky UH-19D (N37800), Roanoke Rapids, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N37800 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920825035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825035679A), Aug 25, 1992: Orlhel UH19DSKRSKY (N37800), St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. At hover ready to lift logs. Engine backfired lost power. Dropped long line. Autorotated. Chopped tailboom landing.

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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