# NTSB NYC78FNA43: Sikorsky S-55, N62207, Carver, MA, August 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1978
- Place: Carver, MA · CARVER, MA
- Location: 41.8834° N, 70.7625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carver, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8834&lon=-70.7625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3733  78/8/15    CARVER,MA           SIKORSKY S-55       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N62207              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 32, 7372 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            171 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  PLYMOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRANLAND,MA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  20
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- METAL FATIGUE FOUND IN ATTACH BOLTS OF THE VERTICAL PYLON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62207](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62207-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 54-1413 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-55
- Registry model: [Sikorsky UH-19D](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-19d) (registry code 814161G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Plymouth

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780815038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815038149A), Aug 15, 1978: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY, Carver, MA, Destroyed. Metal fatigue found in attach bolts of the vertical pylon.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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