Sikorsky S-55B N6872C
1 September 1967 · Pittsfield, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1967 at about 12:50 local time, a Sikorsky S-55B registered N6872C, operated by Kent Helicopte, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pittsfield, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittsfield, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Registration
- N6872C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kent Helicopte
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0630
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
STAR ASSY NOT IN PLACE, DUE LOSS OF BEARINGS FROMBEARING ASSY PN SB-1552-1-2.LATERAL CONTROL LOST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-55B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1967 | Sikorsky S-55B | Pt.woronzoff, Alaska, United States | City Electric | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1966 | Sikorsky S-55B | Clear Alas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |