# NTSB NYC76FHM20: Sikorsky S-51, N92868, Perkasie, PA, February 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1976
- Place: Perkasie, PA · PERKASIE, PA
- Location: 40.3717° N, 75.2928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perkasie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3717&lon=-75.2928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM20-149845

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0721  76/2/20    PERKASIE,PA         SIKORSKY S-51       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N92868              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 3570 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERKASIE,PA                 SCRANTON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92868](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92868-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 5136, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-51
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-51) (registry code 8141102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carsons

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760220002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760220002479A), Feb 20, 1976: Skrsky S51, Perkasie, PA, 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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