- Date
- January 21, 1965
- Place
- Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N92866Sikorsky S61N
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0241 65/1/21 STRATFORD CONN SIKORSKY S61N CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0920 N92866 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 31, 4704 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 426 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKORSKY HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92866
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S61N
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sikorsky Heliport