- Date
- November 22, 1974
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N54059Sikorsky S-52-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741122039489A
- Case key
- 143093
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3623 74/11/22 VALPARAISO,IND SIKORSKY S-52-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1114 TIME - 1410 N54059 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALPARAISO,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SABOTAGE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- WATER,DIRT & GRASS FOUND IN FUEL TANK. 2 OTHER ACFT DMGD BY VANDALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54059
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-52-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Porter County
N54059Registration cancelled May 10, 2013 · Sikorsky S-52-3Airframe modelSikorsky S-52-3Engine modelFranklin 6V6 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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