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| Date: | Tuesday 9 October 1973 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-55B |
| Owner/operator: | Titan Helicopters |
| Registration: | N414A |
| MSN: | 55279 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nemacolin, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
cp mistook surveyed ldg site due dusk & haze.Pilot had to avoid power lines,lost ctl.Hit steel bollard. Repaired before being written off in further accident in 1987.
Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 April 1987 | N414A | Private | 0 | De Quincy, LA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Dec-2012 07:32 | Bowzo | Updated [Operator, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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