# Accident 19870203001589A: Skrsky S55C, Kurthwood, LA, February 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1987, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kurthwood, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRCG
- Location: 31.3374° N, 93.1657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kurthwood, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3374&lon=-93.1657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418A-2002-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55C (registry code 8141606, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13003
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870203001589A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE HELICOPTER AUTO ROTATED INTO TREES. WATER FOUND IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW87DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD03), Feb 3, 1987: Sikorsky S-55C (N418A), Kurthwood, LA, 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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