- Date
- April 21, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Croom, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15185Sikorsky H-19A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820421010459A
- Case key
- 70372
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was spraying about 15 ft over a lake when the engine lost power. He entered an autorotation and ditched the helicopter in the lake. After recovery from the lake, a check of the engine revealed no precrash failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15185
- Reported as
- Sikorsky H-19A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 514277
- Airframe hours
- 4,586
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Star Aviation
- Registered owner
- Star Aviation
- Departed
- Silver Lake, FL
- Destination
- Silver Lake, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,156 total · 1,196 in this make and model · 5,700 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Temperature
- 192 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.