# NTSB UNK65X0927: Sikorsky S52, N9426H, Brandon, FL, December 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1964
- Place: Brandon, FL · BRANDON, FL
- Location: 27.9378° N, 82.2859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9378&lon=-82.2859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0927
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0927

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0727   64/12/5   BRANDON FLA         SIKORSKY S52        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6000
        TIME - 1720                    N9426H              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9426H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9426H-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N 52085, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S52
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-52-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-52-3) (registry code 8141306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v6-series) (registry code 27036, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N9426H (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 MIA66A0144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0144), Jun 11, 1966: Sikorsky S-52-3 (N9426H), Coconut Grove, FL, 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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