- Date
- June 15, 1966
- Place
- Surfside, FL · SURFSIDE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9329RSikorsky S-52-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171599
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0532 66/6/15 SURFSIDE FLA SIKORSKY S-52-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3150 TIME - 1515 N9329R PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. LOSS OF TAIL-ROTOR CONTROL DUE OVERLOAD FAILURE CABLE BRACKET DUE FRAYED CABLE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9329R
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-52-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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