# NTSB FTW69F0244: Sikorsky H-19G, N1023, Mandeville, LA, October 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1968
- Place: Mandeville, LA · MANDEVILLE, LA
- Location: 30.3773° N, 90.1056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mandeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3773&lon=-90.1056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0244
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0244

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4104   68/10/1   MANDEVILLE,LA       SIKORSKY H-19G      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 11975
        TIME - 1715                    N1023               PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- T/R CONTROL ROD BEARING BROKE ALLOWED BLADES TO CONE.ONE BLADE STRUCK HAMBONE AND T/R SHAFT FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1023](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1023-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 1298, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY H-19G
- Registry model: [Sikorsky H-19G](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19g) (registry code 8141618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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