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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Skrsky S-55B · Fields, LA · April 23, 1987

Date: April 23, 1987 · 14:00 local
Place: Fields, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RRCG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N414A
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW87LA101
Reported as: Skrsky S55B
Reported engine: WRIGHT R13001A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total6,000 in this make and model

N414ARegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Sikorsky S-55BS/N 55279 · Built 1952 Airframe modelSikorsky S-55B Engine modelWright C7BA seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Forced landing in trees after engine surged and quit during aerial application. Engine had a prior carburetor fault.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING IN TREES AFTER ENGINE SURGED AND QUIT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION.ENGINE HAD A PRIOR CARBURETOR FAULT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW87LA101Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDe Quincy, LAThe pilot experienced an engine surge followed by a complete loss of power during a swath run of a tree spraying ag operation. The helicopter was over a densely wooded area and autorotated into trees. The owner was aware of a carburetor problem and had…Apr 23, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N414A · 1

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

Accident 19731009034299APower On Descent (Rotorcraft) · Nemacolin, PACp mistook surveyed ldg site due dusk & haze. Plt had to avoid pwr lines,lost ctl. Hit steel bollardOct 9, 1973 · Destroyed · 1 fatal