# Incident 19870610080779I: Skrsky S55, Cold Springs, CA, June 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cold Springs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N747A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747A-2004-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55 (registry code 8141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,532 total, 700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870610080779I

## Narrative

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

NEEDLES SPLIT AT IDLE.THE CLUTCH REENGAGED TEARING UP GEAR BOX.SHUT DOWN ENGINE. POSSIBLE FAULTY MAIN DRIVE CLUTCH.

## Other reports on N747A (1)

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

- [Accident 20020830022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020830022079A), Aug 30, 2002: Skrsky S55 (N747A), Lytle Creek, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 30, 2002, at 1006 hours pacific daylight time, a Sikorsky S-55T, N747A, collided with terrain while attempting a precautionary landing in a dry…

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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