# Accident 19741202038319A: Skrsky S55, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, December 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1974
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N750A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N750A-1977-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-55 (registry code 8141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S55
- Reported engine: PWA
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,567 total, 210 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741202038319A

## Narrative

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

NR 5 ENG CYLNDR EXHST RKR BX CRCKD.EMERG LNDG MADE ON BCKSD OF WAVE IN 8 TO 10 FT SEA.FLOAT EQUIP.

## 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 FTW75DRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD18), Dec 2, 1974: Sikorsky S-55 (N750A), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), 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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