# Accident 19890915035159A: Skrsky UH34J, Louisville, GA, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Louisville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JHPL
- Location: 32.9899° N, 82.3992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9899&lon=-82.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4556D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4556D-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky UH-34J (registry code 8141821, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-34j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY UH34J
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182084
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915035159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL89LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA212), Sep 15, 1989: Sikorsky H-34J (N4556D), Louisville, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED MALFUNCTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N4556D (1)

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

- [Accident 19841210065649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841210065649A), Dec 10, 1984: Skrsky UH34J (N4556D), Carrabelle, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated engine cycles of quitting and firing. Black smoke from exhaust dropped load, landed. No cause found.

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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