- Date
- October 9, 1973
- Place
- Nemacolin, PA · NEMACOLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N414ASikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731009034299A
- Case key
- 201613
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3021 73/10/9 NEMACOLIN,PA SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1815 N414A PX- 1 0 0 FERRY AGE 29, 3935 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 93 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAYNESBURG,PA NEMACOLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CP MISTOOK SURVEYED LDG SITE DUE DUSK & HAZE.PLT HAD TO AVOID PWR LINES,LOST CTL.HIT STEEL BOLLARD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N414A
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N414ARegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Sikorsky S-55BAirframe modelSikorsky S-55BEngine modelWright C7BA series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N414A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW87LA101Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDe Quincy, LAThe pilot experienced an engine surge followed by a complete loss of power during a swath run of a tree spraying ag operation. The helicopter was over a densely wooded area and autorotated into trees. The owner was aware of a carburetor problem and had…NTSB IAD71AI001Accident · No injuriesClosedDavis, WV