# NTSB NYC72FIJ41: Sikorsky H-19G, N1562, Coeburn, VA, April 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1972
- Place: Coeburn, VA · COEBURN, VA
- Location: 36.9456° N, 82.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coeburn, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9456&lon=-82.4704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIJ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIJ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0411  72/4/24    COEBURN,VA          SIKORSKY H-19G      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1808                    N1562               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     24, 2300 TOTAL HOURS, 125
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONESOME PINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COEBURN,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT WAS MOVING ACFT TO PARKING SITE. HIT PWR LINES BLO RIDGE LINE AT TWILIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1562](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1562-1973-09-04), registration cancelled 1973-09-04, S/N 55097, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY H-19G
- Registry model: [Sikorsky H-19G](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-19g) (registry code 8141618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lonesome Pine

## Other investigations on N1562 (3)

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.

- [NTSB DIA69D0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0165), Mar 30, 1969: Sikorsky S-55 (N1562), Alderson, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA69D0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0152), Feb 28, 1969: Sikorsky S-55 (N1562), Alderson, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0027), Dec 21, 1967: Sikorsky H-19G (N1562), Lebanon, VA, 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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