# NTSB MIA76FLD16: Sikorsky CH19E, N94475, Cosme, FL, September 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1975
- Place: Cosme, FL · COSME, FL
- Location: 28.1089° N, 82.5726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cosme, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1089&lon=-82.5726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4097  75/9/10    COSME,FL            SIKORSKY CH19E      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5600
        TIME - 1138                    N94475              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COSME,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   78                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  50                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK SPRAY BOOM.CAUSE OF BLADE FLAPPING DWN WAS NOT DTMND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94475](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94475), registered now, S/N 130141, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY CH19E
- Registry model: [Sikorsky CH-19E](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ch-19e) (registry code 8141616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750910041289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750910041289A), Sep 10, 1975: Orlhel CH19ESKRSKY, Cosme, FL, Substantial damage. Main rotor blade struck spray boom. Cause of blade flapping dwn was not dtmnd.

## Other investigations on N94475 (2)

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 SEA02FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA091), May 30, 2002: Sikorsky CH-19E (N94475), Plains, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Power loss for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI80DEP42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP42), Aug 3, 1980: Sikorsky CH-19E (N94475), Plover, WI, 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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