# Accident 19881223056359A: Orlhel HH34JSKRSKY, Kissimmee, FL, December 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OT4R
- Location: 28.2836° N, 81.4090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KISSIMMEE (FA17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2836&lon=-81.4090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45726, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45726-2011-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky H-34J (registry code 8141813, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-34j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL HH34JSKRSKY
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182084
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,561 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223056359A

## Narrative

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

REPOSITIONING FOR FUEL AND PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. HYDRO MECHANICAL CLUTCH FAILED.ADDING POWER FAILED CUSHION IMPACT

## 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 MIA89LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA057), Dec 23, 1988: Sikorsky S-58B (N45726), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45726 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870609036169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609036169I), Jun 9, 1987: Skrsky S58 (N45726), Boca Raton, FL. Helicopter load encountered gust of wind and turbulence during descent near tall buildings. Load struck powerlines

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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