# NTSB MIA71FKD01: Sikorsky S-64E, N6962R, Union City, TN, July 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1970
- Place: Union City, TN · UNION CITY, TN
- Location: 36.4271° N, 89.0477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4271&lon=-89.0477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1257   70/7/3    UNION CITY,TENN     SIKORSKY S-64E      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N6962R              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              AGE 33, 3010 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            820 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNION CITY,TENN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: COMPRESSOR STALLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENGS INGESTED POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC.ACFT SETTLED ONTO EXTERNAL LOAD JUST PLACED ON ROOF OF BLDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6962R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6962R), registered now, S/N 64058, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-64E
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-64E](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-64e) (registry code 8142604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A-4A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jftd12a-4a) (registry code 51502, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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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