# NTSB MIA70FKQ04: Sikorsky H-19G, N17377, Waveland, MS, April 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1970
- Place: Waveland, MS · WAVELAND, MS
- Location: 30.2963° N, 89.3933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waveland, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2963&lon=-89.3933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1864  70/4/17    WAVELAND,MISS       SIKORSKY H-19G      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 4308
        TIME - 0900                    N17377              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3013 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY SAINT LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLIDELL,LA                  BILOXI,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID FELT AS IF SOMETHING HIT ACFT DURG FLT.INITIATED PRCTNRY LDG,DISCVRD FIRE APRXLY 5FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17377](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17377-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 1258, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY H-19G
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bay Saint Louis

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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