# Accident 19750704031429A: Skrsky S55B, Pine Ridge, SD, July 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1975
- Place: Pine Ridge, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 43.0269° N, 102.5524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Ridge, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0269&lon=-102.5524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111RS-1982-09-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704031429A

## Narrative

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

PART FM MAIN RTR BLADE SEPARATED IN FLT AND NOT FOUND.PLT CRASH LND ON SIDE OF HILL,NO COLLECTIVE.

## 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 MKC76AK003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK003), Jul 4, 1975: Sikorsky S-55B (N111RS), Pine Ridge, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N111RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19790926028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926028579A), Sep 26, 1979: Skrsky S55B (N111RS), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Made autorotation landing in rough terrain. Rolled over.

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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