# NTSB UNK64X3000: Sikorsky R6A, N5282N, Auburn, WA, July 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1964
- Place: Auburn, WA · AUBURN, WA
- Location: 47.3046° N, 122.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3046&lon=-122.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3000
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3000

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0348  64/7/24    AUBURN WASH         SIKORSKY R6A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2500
        TIME - 1900                    N5282N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYCREST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
          PWR PLT - FUEL LEAK OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5282N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5282N-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 43-45473 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY R6A
- Registry model: [Sikorsky R-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-r-6a) (registry code 8140304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v6-series) (registry code 27036, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skycrest

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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