# NTSB NYC71DHA42: Sikorsky S-55, N1564, Tannersville, PA, April 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1971
- Place: Tannersville, PA · TANNERSVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.0401° N, 75.3057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tannersville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0401&lon=-75.3057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1208   71/4/9    TANNERSVILLE,PA     SIKORSKY S-55       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N1564               PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 37, 3250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            325 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TANNERSVILLE,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 40K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1564](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1564-1974-07-15), registration cancelled 1974-07-15, S/N 55-1146, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-55
- Registry model: [Sikorsky H-19G](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19g) (registry code 8141618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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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