Sikorsky S-52-3 N74816
20 November 1965 · Carlstadt Nj, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1965 at about 11:45 local time, a Sikorsky S-52-3 registered N74816, operated by Helicopter FLI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Carlstadt Nj, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carlstadt Nj, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Teterboro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-52-3
- Registration
- N74816
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicopter FLI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0863
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
N74816 SANK IN HACKENSACK RIVER-NOT RECOVERED. ROTORCFT-TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM FAILURE-CAUSE UNDETRMND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-52 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1966 | Sikorsky S-52-3 | Coconut Grove Fla, Florida, United States | Cape Kennedy H | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1966 | Sikorsky S-52-3 | Surfside Fla, Florida, United States | Tropical Helic | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1967 | Sikorsky S-52-3 | Pt.antono, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Overload, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1969 | Sikorsky S-52-3 | Santo Domingo, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Sherry JOY COR | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1971 | Sikorsky S-52-3 | N.miami Beach, Florida, United States | Helicopters, In | Fatal | - |
| 4 Jul 1971 | Sikorsky S-52-3 | New Rockfrd, North Dakota, United States | William John S | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |