# Accident 19900309014959A: Skrsky HSS1N, Cross, SC, March 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cross, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 33.3193° N, 80.1407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3193&lon=-80.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4875M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY HSS1N
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820103AM1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309014959A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL90FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA075), Mar 9, 1990: Sikorsky HSS-1N (N4875M), Cross, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND HIS FAILURE TO FLY THE HELICOPTER IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WOULD HAVE ASSURED…

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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