- Date
- April 15, 1977
- Place
- Lady Lake, FL · LADY LAKE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N95760Sikorsky H19E
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770415016039A
- Case key
- 157754
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2550 77/4/15 LADY LAKE,FL SIKORSKY H19E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2200 TIME - 0230 N95760 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 239 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GATOR LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LADY LAKE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - OTHER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 90 REMARKS- PILOT RPTD ENG OVERSPEED AFTR TKOF.NO MALF FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95760
- Reported as
- Sikorsky H19E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gator Lake
N95760Registration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Sikorsky CH-19EAirframe modelSikorsky CH-19EEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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