- Date
- July 18, 1972
- Place
- Benicia, CA · BENICIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1062Sikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2519 72/7/18 BENICIA,CALIF SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0908 N1062 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 32, 8868 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1646 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PACK AREA SUISUN BAY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD REMARKS- FRONT TRANSMISSION SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED UNDER LOAD. OVER SIZE ENG INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1062
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed