- Date
- July 5, 1971
- Place
- Pecos, NM · PECOS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N455VSikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report February 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162640
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2377 71/7/5 PECOS,N MEX SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1610 N455V PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL 31, 7280 TOTAL HOURS, 440 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PECOS,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASH LNDD IN TREES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N455V
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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