# Accident 19740507011449A: Skrsky S55B, Kaneohe, HI, May 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1974
- Place: Kaneohe, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 21.4093° N, 157.7896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaneohe, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4093&lon=-157.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N865RL-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55B (registry code 8141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 42 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FJA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507011449A

## Narrative

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

MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 OAK74FJA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA21), May 7, 1974: Sikorsky S55B (N865RL), Kaneohe, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N865RL (1)

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

- [Accident 19780611025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611025489A), Jun 11, 1978: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY (N865RL), Scotts Valley, CA, Destroyed. Hole burned in cylinder head outside of valve seat.

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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