- Date
- July 4, 1971
- Place
- New Rockfrd, ND · NEW ROCKFRD, ND
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N54060Sikorsky S-52-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162562
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2382 71/7/4 NEW ROCKFRD,N DAK SIKORSKY S-52-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1565 TIME - 1515 N54060 PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ROCKFRD,N DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT EXHAUSTED FUEL,MADE HRD LDG,ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54060
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-52-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N54060Registration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Sikorsky S-52-3Airframe modelSikorsky S-52-3Engine modelFranklin 6V6 series
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