# NTSB NYC66A0058: Sikorsky S-52-3, N74816, Carlstadt, NJ, November 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1965
- Place: Carlstadt, NJ · CARLSTADT, NJ
- Location: 40.8275° N, 74.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlstadt, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8275&lon=-74.0616&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0863  65/11/20   CARLSTADT NJ        SIKORSKY S-52-3     CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1300
        TIME - 1145                    N74816              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 173 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TETERBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          ROTORCFT-TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM FAILURE-CAUSE UNDETRMND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- N74816 SANK IN HACKENSACK RIVER-NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74816](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74816-1966-11-07), registration cancelled 1966-11-07, S/N 128606 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-52-3
- Registry model: [Sikorsky HO5-S1](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ho5-s1) (registry code 8141308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Teterboro

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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