- Date
- December 10, 1984, 11:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Carrabelle, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4556DSikorsky UH34J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841210065649A
- Case key
- 31329
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was conducting external load logging operations in a hover at aprx 175 ft AGL when the power loss occurred. According to the plt, the eng ran intermittently with black smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe before the eng failed totally. The autorotation landing was made into a creek in 5-6 ft deep water. The main rotor blades were destroyed and the tail boom was chopped off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4556D
- Reported as
- Sikorsky UH34J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 145668
- Engine
- Curtis Wright 1820-84, 1,475 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 133
- Operator
- Scenic River Logging
- Registered owner
- Leonard K. Parker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Carrabelle, 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 17,445 total · 125 in this make and model · 17,445 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PFN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4556D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.