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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Skrsky HSS1N · Cross, SC · March 9, 1990

Date
March 9, 1990 · 09:00 local
Place
Cross, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4875M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90FA075
Reported as
Skrsky HSS1N
Reported engine
WRIGHT R1820103AM1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit returning to refuel. Crashed in trees. Pilot reported fuel exhaustion. Too low to enter autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT RETURNING TO REFUEL. CRASHED IN TREES. PILOT REPORTED FUEL EXHAUSTION. TOO LOW TO ENTER AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

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