- Date
- December 5, 1974
- Place
- Okahumpka, FL · OKAHUMPKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15182Sikorsky H-19C
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741205042489A
- Case key
- 144909
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4239 74/12/5 OKAHUMPKA,FLA SIKORSKY H-19C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1713 TIME - 1330 N15182 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKAHUMPKA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1645 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 77 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SPLINE COUPLINGS PIN S14-35-5081 & S14-35-5082 WORN.AD 67-17-6 NOT C/W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15182
- Reported as
- Sikorsky H-19C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N15182Registration cancelled Apr 11, 2013 · Sikorsky H-19AAirframe modelSikorsky H-19AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N15182 · 3
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