# Accident 19880616061399A: Skrsky S55B, Valdosta, GA, June 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.8327° N, 83.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdosta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8327&lon=-83.2785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6489-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13003
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880616061399A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR PYLON BROKE OFF DURING A SPRAY RUN. FOUND EXTENSIVE BODY BOOM AND PYLON CORROSION. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## 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 ATL88DKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG08), Jun 16, 1988: Sikorsky S-55B (N6489), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6489 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781219039969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219039969A), Dec 19, 1978: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY (N6489), Haines, FL, Substantial damage. Fwd transmission support mount failed,p/n S-14-20-4603-11.

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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