Sikorsky S-55B N16861
2 July 1980 · Rushville, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1980 at about 13:30 local time, a Sikorsky S-55B registered N16861, operated by Harral Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rushville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rushville, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Registration
- N16861
- Category
- Rocket
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harral Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Circleville, Oh → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1603
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WTR, RUST & FOREIGN MATTER FOUND IN FUEL SYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-55B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1980 | Sikorsky S-55B | Titusville, Florida, United States | Star Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1979 | Sikorsky S-55B | Stanton, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1981 | Sikorsky S-55B | Stillwater, New Jersey, United States | Cordoba Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Sikorsky S-55B | Otsego, Ohio, United States | Harral Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1978 | Sikorsky S-55B | Haines, Florida, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1978 | Sikorsky S-55B | Scotts Valley, California, United States | Aircrane West | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |