# Incident 19880203011949I: Skrsky S55, West Palm Beach, FL, February 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1988, 19:09 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2650M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2650M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TSE331 series (registry code 01505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tse331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55
- Reported engine: PWA R134057
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 270 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880203011949I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. LANDED ON GOLF COURSE. FAILURE DUE TO FRACTURE OF CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSH ROD.

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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