- Date
- October 8, 1966
- Place
- Clear, AK · CLEAR, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5096VSikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120959
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0999 66/10/8 CLEAR ALAS SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4800 TIME - 1620 N5096V PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEAR SKY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK CABLE DURING POSITIONING OF POWER POLE. GROUND SIGNALMAN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5096V
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clear Sky
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Other investigations on N5096V · 2
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