# NTSB DEN72DQA12: Sikorsky S-55B, N455V, Pecos, NM, July 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1971
- Place: Pecos, NM · PECOS, NM
- Location: 35.5757° N, 105.6784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5757&lon=-105.6784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DQA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DQA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455V-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 55-651, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-55B
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S55B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s55b) (registry code 8141603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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