# NTSB OAK74FJA21: Sikorsky S55B, N865RL, Kaneohe, HI, May 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1974
- Place: Kaneohe, HI · KANEOHE, HI
- Location: 21.4093° N, 157.7896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaneohe, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4093&lon=-157.7896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FJA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1064   74/5/7  NR.KANEOHE,HAWAII     SIKORSKY S55B       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2000
        TIME - 1615                    N865RL              PX-  0  0  1  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KANEOHE,HAWAII               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      84
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N865RL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N865RL-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 55-105 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S55B
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-55B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-55b) (registry code 8141604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740507011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507011449A), May 7, 1974: Skrsky S55B, Kaneohe, HI, Substantial damage. Mountainous terrain.

## Other investigations on N865RL (1)

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 OAK78FVM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM31), Jun 11, 1978: Sikorsky S-55B (N865RL), Scotts Valley, CA, destroyed

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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