# Accident 19741122039489A: Skrsky S523, Valparaiso, IN, November 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1974
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.4540° N, 87.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTER COUNTY RGNL (VPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4540&lon=-87.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54059, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54059-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-52-3 (registry code 8141306, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-52-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V6 series (registry code 27036, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S523
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,114 total, 69 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741122039489A

## Narrative

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

WATER,DIRT & GRASS FOUND IN FUEL TANK. 2 OTHER ACFT DMGD BY VANDALS.

## 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 CHI75FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET11), Nov 22, 1974: Sikorsky S-52-3 (N54059), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage

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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