- Date
- April 4, 1978
- Place
- Eustis, FL · EUSTIS, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4643SSikorsky S-52-3
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780404006989A
- Case key
- 142002
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1438 78/4/4 NR.EUSTIS,FL SIKORSKY S-52-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1500 TIME - 1115 N4643S PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLARD GROVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANFORD,FL EUSTIS,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLT FAILED IN CENTER LEFT CYLINDER.PISTON RINGS HAD NOT FULLY SEATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4643S
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-52-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillard Grove
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4643S · 1
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