Sikorsky S-51 N4926E
6 May 1971 · Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1971 at about 12:30 local time, a Sikorsky S-51 registered N4926E, operated by F Rucerito, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-51
- Registration
- N4926E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- F Rucerito
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1492
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
ATMPTD LDG SWAMP AREA, WHEEL EQUIPD.PAX WLKD FWD, SHIFTED CG BEYOND FWD LMT.PLT INTNTLY ROLLED ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1968 | Sikorsky S-51 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | Coast Copters | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1967 | Sikorsky S-51 | Wndsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | Pratt-Whitney | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1976 | Sikorsky S-51 | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |