# NTSB LAX70DUJ20: Sikorsky H-19B, N1517, Tucson, AZ, March 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1970
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0632  70/3/19    TUCSON,ARIZ         SIKORSKY H-19B      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 9207
        TIME - 0830                    N1517               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 725 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AUTOROTATION ONTO CITY STREET. SWITCHED TANKS AFTER ENG QUIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1517](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1517-1970-11-18), registration cancelled 1970-11-18, S/N 51-3943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY H-19B
- Registry model: [Sikorsky UH-19B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-19b) (registry code 814161E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis-Monthan Afb

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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