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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-55 / H-19 / HRS / HO4S / Whirlwind
    Latest Model:HRS-1 Chickasaw
    Last Military Serial:127799 USN
    Last Civil Registration:N4782S
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky HRS-1 sn 127799 USN cr N47...
    Latest Owner or Location:Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, Virginia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a HRS-1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 127799.

    By 2 July 1981

    To unknown owner with c/r N4782S.

    2 July 1981

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI81FEP34: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 18: 30 hours. The airframe was destroyed. This was a local flight from Rosedale, WI. The airframe failed in flight while pulling up from a crop dusting run. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Report remarks include: Remarks- crack in doubler at the tail rotor pylon. Landed in corn fld. Incident occurred at or near Rosedale, WI.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 April 1984

    To Orlando Helicopter Airways Inc, Deland, FL keeping c/r N4782S.

    30 November 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX4782S (HRS-1, 127799) issued.

    By September 2005

    To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
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    Markings Applied: 92012

    17 September 2006


    Photographer: Bill Kistler

    13 December 2012

    Civil registration, N4782S, cancelled.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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