# Accident 19731009034299A: Skrsky S55B, Nemacolin, PA, October 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1973
- Place: Nemacolin, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 39.8823° N, 79.9288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nemacolin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8823&lon=-79.9288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414A-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,935 total, 93 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN032-201613) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731009034299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CP MISTOOK SURVEYED LDG SITE DUE DUSK & HAZE.PLT HAD TO AVOID PWR LINES,LOST CTL.HIT STEEL BOLLARD

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC74AN032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN032-201613), Oct 9, 1973: Sikorsky S-55B (N414A), Nemacolin, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N414A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870423010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870423010879A), Apr 23, 1987: Skrsky S55B (N414A), Fields, LA, Substantial damage. Forced landing in trees after engine surged and quit during aerial application. Engine had a prior carburetor fault.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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