# NTSB LAX81FUJ84: Sikorsky H19-D, N95486, Parker, AZ, August 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1981
- Place: Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3000   81/8/6    PARKER,AZ           SIKORSKY H19-D      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 18500
        TIME - 2015                    N95486              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARKER,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        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 - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  450
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT STD CLUTCH FAILED,EXP SIMILAR MALF 2DAYS PRIOR BUT ABLE TO LAND W NO DMG.FIRE PREVENTED EXAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95486](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95486), registered now, S/N 56-1558, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY H19-D
- Registry model: [Sikorsky H-19D](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19d) (registry code 8141610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-1300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (registry code 67060, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810806048309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806048309A), Aug 6, 1981: Orlhel H19DSKRSKY, Parker, AZ, Destroyed. Helicopter crashed and burned during a spray run turn around, operator suspects hydro mechanical clutch failure.

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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