# NTSB FTW67A0119: Sikorsky S-55, N751A, Laplace, LA, June 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1967
- Place: Laplace, LA · LAPLACE, LA
- Location: 30.0722° N, 90.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laplace, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0722&lon=-90.4770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0245  67/6/12    LAPLACE,LA          SIKORSKY S-55       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 10500
        TIME - 0945                    N751A               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLAGS THAT NORMALLY MARKED GUY WIRE HAD BLOWN OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N751A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-55
- 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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