- Date
- October 23, 1979
- Place
- Davenport, FL · DAVENPORT, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N95761Sikorsky S-55
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791023043769A
- Case key
- 133427
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2438 79/10/23 NR.DAVENPORT,FL SIKORSKY S-55 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4000 TIME - 0800 N95761 PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUGHMAN,FL DAVENPORT,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- MAIN TRANSMISSION SUPPORT ASSY SEPARATED DRG FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95761
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N95761Registration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Sikorsky CH-19EAirframe modelSikorsky CH-19EEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.