# Accident 19910618022439A: Orlhel H19DSKRSKY, Mcclusky, ND, June 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mcclusky, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DKOG
- Location: 47.4803° N, 100.4391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4803&lon=-100.4391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6735, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6735-2015-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky UH-19D (registry code 814161G, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-19d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300 series (registry code 67060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL H19DSKRSKY
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13001A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910618022439A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. MADE HARD LANDING. IMPACT CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM ENGINE SUPERCHARGER SEAL HAD 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 CHI91DTG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG02), Jun 18, 1991: Sikorsky H-19-UH19D (N6735), Mcclusky, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE BLOWER/SUPERCHARGER ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: NO SUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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