# Accident 20190528005319A: Sikorsky UH-19D, Brewster, WA, May 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Brewster, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1496° N, 119.8209° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1496&lon=-119.8209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky UH-19D (registry code 814161G, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-19d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY UH-19D
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R 1300 -D3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190528005319A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS EVALUATING APPLICANT PILOT FOR HIRE IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT FOR CHERRY DRYING FLYING. APPLICANT WAS AT CONTROLS, ROTOR SYSTEM LOST POWER, AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE OVER-SPEED AND IT FAILED. EVALUATING PILOT (PIC) HEARD A "BANG", SAW THE OVER-SPEED ON THE TACHOMETER, SAW APPLICANT PILOT "FROZEN" ON THE CONTROLS, PIC THEN  TOOK CONTROL AND EXECUTED A VERY LOW AUTO-ROTATION, FROM ABOUT 20-50 FT.  AIRCRAFT SETTLED HARD, BREAKING TAIL BOOM AT MAIN FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT, AND LANDING GEAR. PIC AND APPLICANT PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO FIRE. PIC RECEIVED MINOR FACIAL BRUISES FROM CYCLIC AS RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING.  NO INJURIES TO THE OTHER PILOT.

## 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 WPR19LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA168), May 29, 2019: Sikorsky UH19 (N955TC), Brewster, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reported mechanical malfunction and a hard landing for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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