Sikorsky S-55 N3498

9 January 1976 · California, Maryland, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 9 January 1976 at about 08:50 local time, a Sikorsky S-55 registered N3498, operated by Carson Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near California, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 9 January 1976 at 08:50
Classification: Accident
Location: California, Maryland, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-55
Registration: N3498
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Carson Helicop
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Construction Work
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Leonardtown, Md → Solomons, Md
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0097

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	1	0	0	1

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

WHEEL EQPD.FORE AND AFT SERVO P/N 514-40-5003 STEEL CYL SLEEVE AGAINST UPPER END CAP.FORTNER OVHLD

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 3-0097, 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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