- Date
- March 7, 1979
- Place
- Vina, CA · VINA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9894Sikorsky H-19D
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790307004229A
- Case key
- 137829
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0245 79/3/7 VINA,CA SIKORSKY H-19D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1800 TIME - 1315 N9894 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VINA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - OTHER TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 208 REMARKS- DRIVETRAIN FAILURE BETWEEN ENG AND MAIN ROTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9894
- Reported as
- Sikorsky H-19D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N9894 · 1
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