- Date
- August 3, 1983, 19:32 local (23:32 UTC)
- Place
- Halifax, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N37799Sikorsky H-19D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830803038669A
- Case key
- 35108
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After arriving at the field to be sprayed, the plt initiated a descent to begin aerial application. At aprx 40 ft AGL & 50 KTS, the eng failed. The plt entered an autorotation, but could not avoid telephone wires. He was able to avoid hitting a dike, but in doing so, he flared in a nose high attitude. Subsequently, the tail skid & rotor impacted the terrain. An investigation revealed that the #1 exhaust valve had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37799
- Reported as
- Sikorsky H-19D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 15-642
- Airframe hours
- 2,481
- Engine
- Wright R-1300-30, 700 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 137
- Registered owner
- C&W Ag Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 15, 1983 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- MA02 · Hanson, MA
- Destination
- Halifax, MA
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 9,377 total · 1,117 in this make and model · 9,210 as pilot in command · 321 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 245° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °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.
Other investigations on N37799 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.