- Date
- July 2, 1980
- Place
- Rushville, OH · RUSHVILLE, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N16861Sikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800702022789A
- Case key
- 129915
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1603 80/7/2 RUSHVILLE,OH SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3159 TIME - 1330 N16861 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 980 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CIRCLEVILLE,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1050 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- WTR,RUST & FOREIGN MATTER FOUND IN FUEL SYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16861
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N16861Registration cancelled Apr 20, 2011 · Sikorsky S-55BAirframe modelSikorsky S-55BEngine modelWright C7BA series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N16861 · 2
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NTSB CHI82DA150Accident · No injuriesFinal reportOtsego, OHThe pilot was spreading fertilizer by using external buckets. As he was unhooking a bucket, the engine lost power. He did a hovering autorotation, but the helicopter settled on a bucket, tipped over and allowed the main rotor blades to hit the ground. An…NTSB NYC70DHA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedScotrun, PA