# NTSB UNK69X0108: Sikorsky S-52-3, N4643S, Santo Domingo, DR (Atlantic Ocean), February 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1969
- Place: Santo Domingo, DR (Atlantic Ocean) · SANTO DOMINGO,DR, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0029   69/2/3    SANTO DOMINGO,DR    SIKORSKY S-52-3     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1505                    N4643S              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     33, 1100 TOTAL HOURS, 88
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTO DOMINGO,DR            SANTO DOMINGO,DR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIGHT-SEEING FLT.INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4643S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4643S-1993-07-20), registration cancelled 1993-07-20, S/N 125521 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-52-3
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-52-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-52-3) (registry code 8141306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4643S (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 MIA78FLD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD32), Apr 4, 1978: Sikorsky S-52-3 (N4643S), Eustis, 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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