# NTSB UNK64X1132: Sikorsky S-55, N405A, Sarawak, Malaysia, April 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1964
- Place: Sarawak, Malaysia · SARAWAK, Malaysia
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0024   64/4/2    SARAWAK MALAYSIA    SIKORSKY S-55       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4340
        TIME - 0852                    N405A               PX-  0  0  6  CTR PASSG-I               TOTAL HOURS, 1431 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N405A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-55
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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