- Date
- November 28, 1977
- Place
- Washington, NC · WASHINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8294Sikorsky S58E
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771128035659A
- Case key
- 144564
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3550 77/11/28 NR.WASHINGTON,NC SIKORSKY S58E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3686 TIME - 1200 N8294 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOADING SITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 25 SWAMPY/WATER SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- ELBOW FITTING CONNECTING MAIN FUEL HOSE TO CARBURETOR FAILED,ALUMINUM PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN STEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8294
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S58E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Loading Site
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