# NTSB MIA74FLD26: Sikorsky S-55, N15182, Duette, FL, September 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1973
- Place: Duette, FL · DUETTE, FL
- Location: 27.5903° N, 82.1229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duette, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5903&lon=-82.1229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3903  73/9/19    DUETTE,FLA          SIKORSKY S-55       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2100
        TIME - 1500                    N15182              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUETTE,FLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  520                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            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 - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  50                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PYLON RING P/N S14-20-3013 FAILED.AD 67-17-6 AND SVC BULLETIN 55B20-1F REQUIRE REPLACEMENT 3500 HR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15182](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15182-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 114283, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-55
- Registry model: [Sikorsky H-19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19a) (registry code 8141608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730919033209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730919033209A), Sep 19, 1973: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY, Duette, FL, Substantial damage. Pylon ring p/n S14-20-3013 failed.AD 67-17-6 and svc bulletin 55B20-1F require replacement 3500 hr

## Other investigations on N15182 (3)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78FLA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA45), Jul 11, 1978: Sikorsky H-19C (N15182), Welaka, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA75FLD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD40), Dec 5, 1974: Sikorsky H-19C (N15182), Okahumpka, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73FLD56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD56), Mar 1, 1973: Sikorsky H-19A (N15182), Mascotte, FL, 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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