- Date
- August 27, 1980
- Place
- Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N31611Sikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800827037619A
- Case key
- 129133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2434 80/8/27 NR.TITUSVILLE,FL SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2200 TIME - 0812 N31611 PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TITUSVILLE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 10 REMARKS- DISPENSING VALTHOME.RETAINER RING,P/N 5108-87,FOUND LOOSE IN CLUTCH ASSY HOUSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31611
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.