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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-55 / H-19 / HRS / HO4S / Whirlwind
    Latest Model:H-19D Chickasaw
    Construction Number:55-0433
    Last Civil Registration:N111VA
    Latest Owner or Location:Fantasy of Flight / Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a H-19D.

    29 March 1982

    Certificate of airworthiness for N111VA (S-55, 55433) issued.

    24 January 1992

    To Vertical Aviation Technologies Inc, Sanford, FL with c/r N111VA.

    15 July 1998

    To Amber Aviation Ltd, Anchorage, AK.

    17 December 2002

    To Raymax Enterprises Inc, Los Alamitos, CA.

    26 August 2006

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Paramount, CA, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. Following a precautionary landing due to a partial loss of engine power, the main rotor blades clipped tree branches and the helicopter sustained substantial damage. The helicopter was in cruise flight at 550 to 600 feet above ground level (above ground level) when the pilot leaned the mixture. The engine began to sputter and the pilot made a precautionary landing to a field...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    7 November 2011

    To Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.

    Operated by Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.
    View the Location Dossier

    23 May 2013


    Photographer: Matt Maranto
    Notes: Golden Hill Storage Facility at Fantasy of Flight

    23 May 2013


    Photographer: Matt Maranto
    Notes: Golden Hill Storage Facility at Fantasy of Flight
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