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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Skrsky UH-34J · Louisville, GA · September 15, 1989

Date
September 15, 1989 · 10:00 local
Place
Louisville, GA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
JHPL
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4556D
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA212
Reported as
Skrsky UH34J
Reported engine
WRIGHT R182084
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total125 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Jerking motion lifting log. Dropped log. Settled into swamp and burned. Pilot suspects drive clutch failed.

As the FAA filed it

JERKING MOTION LIFTING LOG. DROPPED LOG. SETTLED INTO SWAMP AND BURNED. PILOT SUSPECTS DRIVE CLUTCH FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4556D · 1

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