Sikorsky S-55B N111RS
4 July 1975 · Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1975 at about 19:25 local time, a Sikorsky S-55B registered N111RS, operated by U S Dept of JU, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Registration
- N111RS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- U S Dept of JU
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3317
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
PART FM MAIN RTR BLADE SEPARATED IN FLT AND NOT FOUND.PLT CRASH LND ON SIDE OF HILL, NO COLLECTIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-55B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1975 | Sikorsky S-55B | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Helivac, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1975 | Sikorsky S-55B | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Midwest Helico | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1975 | Sikorsky S-55B | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | Lakeline Helic | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1976 | Sikorsky S-55B | San Bernardino, California, United States | Loma Linda UNI | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Mar 1974 | Sikorsky S-55B | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | Ronald G.fishe | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1976 | Sikorsky S-55B | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | American Air C | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |