# Accident 20121012026529A: Sikorsky S-55B, Yorktown Height, NY, October 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2012, 18:48 local time
- Place: Yorktown Height, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2208° N, 73.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2208&lon=-73.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443FD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443FD) (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: SIKORSKY S-55B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT C7BA SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121012026529A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 12, 2012 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF A SIKORSKY S-55 REGISTRATION NUMBER N443FD,  S/N 55-1046. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED N443FD FROM NEWTON NJ TO SIKORSKY HELICOPTER IN CONNECTICUT (CT) TO DISPLAY THE AIRCRAFT AT SIKORSKY.  WHILE ENROUTE TO SIKORSKY HELICOPTER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT DUE TO A PERCEIVED MAINTENANCE ISSUE, THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD AND TURNED OVER WHICH RESULTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA13LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA018), Oct 12, 2012: Sikorsky S-55B (N443FD), Yorktown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to perform a downwind precautionary landing and the helicopter’s resultant settling with power and impact with terrain.

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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