Sikorsky S-55B N5096V
8 October 1966 · Clear Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1966 at about 16:20 local time, a Sikorsky S-55B registered N5096V, operated by City Electric, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clear Alas, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clear Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clear Sky
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Registration
- N5096V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- City Electric
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0999
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TAIL ROTOR STRUCK CABLE DURING POSITIONING OF POWER POLE. GROUND SIGNALMAN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-55B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1967 | Sikorsky S-55B | Pittsfield, Pennsylvania, United States | Kent Helicopte | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1967 | Sikorsky S-55B | Pt.woronzoff, Alaska, United States | City Electric | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1970 | Sikorsky S-55B | Davis, West Virginia, United States | Campbell Air S | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1970 | Sikorsky S-55B | Scotrun, Pennsylvania, United States | Keystone Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1970 | Sikorsky S-55B | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Aviation Speci | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 1971 | Sikorsky S-55B | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Trans Alaska H | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |