# NTSB DIA69D0165: Sikorsky S-55, N1562, Alderson, WV, March 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1969
- Place: Alderson, WV · ALDERSON, WV
- Location: 37.7297° N, 80.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alderson, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7297&lon=-80.6420&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0896  69/3/30    ALDERSON,W VA       SIKORSKY S-55       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2123
        TIME - 1610                    N1562               PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLABLE CIRCLES WHEN POWER APPLIED DUE TO CROSSED T/R CONTROL CABLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1562](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1562-1973-09-04), registration cancelled 1973-09-04, S/N 55097, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-55
- Registry model: [Sikorsky H-19G](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19g) (registry code 8141618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1562 (3)

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 NYC72FIJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIJ41), Apr 24, 1972: Sikorsky H-19G (N1562), Coeburn, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DIA69D0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0152), Feb 28, 1969: Sikorsky S-55 (N1562), Alderson, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0027), Dec 21, 1967: Sikorsky H-19G (N1562), Lebanon, VA, 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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