Sikorsky S-55 N405A

2 April 1964 · Sarawak Malaysia, Asia · Minor injuries

Summary

On 2 April 1964 at about 08:52 local time, a Sikorsky S-55 registered N405A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sarawak Malaysia, Asia. 7 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 2 April 1964 at 08:52
Classification: Accident
Location: Sarawak Malaysia, Asia
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-55
Registration: N405A
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Charter-Passg-International
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0024

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
7	0	0	1	6

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ATTACHMENT OF THE PYLON TO TAIL ROTOR P/N S1420-3052 CAB REPORT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0024, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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22 Dec 1965	Sikorsky S-55 N73893	Seaside, Oregon, United States no coordinates	National Helic	Minor injuries	-
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