Sikorsky S-55B N5096V
12 August 1971 · Valdez, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 1971 at about 14:27 local time, a Sikorsky S-55B registered N5096V, operated by Trans Alaska H, was involved in an accident during in flight near Valdez, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valdez, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Valdez
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Registration
- N5096V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Trans Alaska H
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3388
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED PART INSTLD IN MAIN TSMN.VENDOR, SOURCE NOT IDENTD.TSMN, ROTOR HEAD SEPN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-55B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1971 | Sikorsky S-55B | Pecos, New Mexico, United States | Aviation Speci | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1972 | Sikorsky S-55B | Benicia, California, United States | 4C'S Helocopte | Minor 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 Oct 1972 | Sikorsky S-55B | Bridgton, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1970 | Sikorsky S-55B | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Aviation Speci | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |