- Date
- July 30, 1979
- Place
- Chillicothe, OH · CHILLICOTHE, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N509YSikorsky S-55C
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790730019359A
- Case key
- 135208
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1834 79/7/30 CHILLICOTHE,OH SIKORSKY S-55C CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2204 TIME - 0950 N509Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHILLICOTHE,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 610 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N509Y
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N509YRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Sikorsky S-55CAirframe modelSikorsky S-55CEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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