- Date
- August 30, 1979
- Place
- Stanton, MI · STANTON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6737Sikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790830025639A
- Case key
- 134019
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2298 79/8/30 STANTON,MI SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N6737 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 32, 4165 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1581 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STANTON,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR BRAKE ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AIRFRAME BUFFET SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 600 REMARKS- 7 OF 8 NUTS & WASHERS MISSING FROM COUPLING BETWEEN BRAKE DRUM,P/N 314-35-3116,& DRIVE SHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6737
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6737Registration cancelled May 1, 2013 · Sikorsky UH-19DAirframe modelSikorsky UH-19DEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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