Sikorsky S-55 N747A

20 August 1966 · Galena Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 August 1966 at about 09:45 local time, a Sikorsky S-55 registered N747A, operated by ERA Helicopter, was involved in an accident during in flight near Galena Alas, Alaska, United States. 2 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: 20 August 1966 at 09:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Galena Alas, Alaska, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-55
Registration: N747A
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: ERA Helicopter
Operating rule: Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight: Charter Cargo-Domestic
Phase of flight: In Flight
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 2-0727

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	0	2

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

REFUELED WITH CASE GASOLINE USING WORN FELT STRAINER THAT HAD SEVERAL HOLES IN IT.LANDED IN SWAMP

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 2-0727, 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.

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