Incident Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly LQ-XYH, Thursday 12 January 1956
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Date:Thursday 12 January 1956
Time:51:85.
Type:Silhouette image of generic S51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly
Owner/operator:Secretaría de Estado de Aeronáutica
Registration: LQ-XYH
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Estancia Los Gerrillos, localidad de Tandil, provincia de Buenos Aires -   Argentina
Phase: Landing
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
El 12 de enero del año 1956 un helicóptero Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly registro LQ-XYH c/n 5185 perteneciente a la Secretaría de Estado de Aeronáutica es accidentado en la Estancia Los Gerrillos, localidad de Tandil, provincia de Buenos Aires, daños del 20% durante un vuelo de fumigación.

Sources:

WIKIPEDIA
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-51
Historias Individuales
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2018/12/lv-xyh-sikorsky-s-51-dragonfly-cn-5185.html

Revision history:

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27-Mar-2025 17:11 Gamietea Esteban Added

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