Sikorsky S-55 N750A

2 December 1974 · Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters · No injuries

Summary

On 2 December 1974 at about 16:05 local time, a Sikorsky S-55 registered N750A, operated by Chevron Oil Co, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters. 6 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: 2 December 1974 at 16:05
Classification: Accident
Location: Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-55
Registration: N750A
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Chevron Oil Co
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Corporate/Executive
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: 144A Main Pass → 299C Main Pass
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3691

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
6	0	0	0	6

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

NR 5 ENG CYLNDR EXHST RKR BX CRCKD.EMERG LNDG MADE ON BCKSD OF WAVE IN 8 TO 10 FT SEA.FLOAT EQUIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3691, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

Also in

Other-International Waters 35 Sikorsky S-55 22 1974 4,628

Other Sikorsky S-55 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Sep 1973	Sikorsky S-55 N15182	Duette, Florida, United States no coordinates	Seminole Helic	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1976	Sikorsky S-55 N3498	California, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Carson Helicop	Fatal	1
10 Aug 1972	Sikorsky S-55 N744A	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Orlando Helico	No injuries	-
28 Feb 1971	Sikorsky S-55 N744A	Hollywood, California, United States no coordinates	Orlando Helico	No injuries	-
9 Apr 1971	Sikorsky S-55 N1564	Tannersville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Cambell Air SE	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1971	Sikorsky S-55 N9009R	Acton, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Jenney Flight	Serious injuries	-

All 22 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
3 Jan 1973	Bell 47J-2 N73968	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Continental OI	Minor injuries	-
3 Nov 1975	Bell 212 N90057	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	9
9 Mar 1975	Bell 206B N14849	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
28 Jul 1973	Bell 206 N8162J	Dhahran, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1973	Bell 206B N83157	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Minor injuries	-
29 Nov 1973	Bell 212 N83235	Ehib 370 Gulf Mex, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	-

All 35 records in Other-International Waters