# Accident 19920204001839A: Skrsky S55B, Richvale, CA, February 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Richvale, CA
- Airport: Richvale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIEG
- Location: 39.4807° N, 121.8398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4807&lon=-121.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1033, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1033-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky H-19G (registry code 8141618, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300 series (registry code 67060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,020 total, 6,200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920204001839A

## Narrative

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

ON GROUND ROTORS AT FLIGHT RPM. HELICOPTER JUMPED,ROLLED,HIT FUEL TRUCK. PINNED FUELER. CYCLIC CONTROL ARM BROKE.

## 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 LAX92LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA108), Feb 4, 1992: Sikorsky S55B (N1033), Richvale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LATERAL CONTROL ARM IN THE CYCLIC CONTROL SYSTEM.

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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