- Date
- August 3, 1980
- Place
- Plover, WI · PLOVER, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94475Sikorsky CH-19E
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800803033079A
- Case key
- 130045
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1786 80/8/3 PLOVER,WI SIKORSKY CH-19E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3988 TIME - 1700 N94475 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 467 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG HELIPAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLOVER,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 40 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY REMARKS- HYDO-MECHANICAL CLUTCH,PN S1435-2501-1,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94475
- Reported as
- Sikorsky CH-19E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Helipad
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N94475 · 2
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