Incident Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly LQ-XXS , Wednesday 16 April 1958
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Date:Wednesday 16 April 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S51 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly
Owner/operator:Dirección del Gas del Estado
Registration: LQ-XXS
MSN: 51.56
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Villa Alberdi, provincia de Tucumán -   Argentina
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
El 16 de abril del año 1958 un helicóptero Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly registro LQ-XXS c/n 5156, perteneciente a Dirección del Gas del Estado se accidenta en la localidad Villa Alberdi, provincia de Tucumán, con daños del 8%. Reparado.

Sources:

WIKIPEDIA
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-51
Historias Individuales
https://loudandclearisnotenought.blogspot.com/2018/12/lq-xxs-sikorsky-s-51-dragonfly-cn-5156.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

14 September 1956 LQ-XXS Dirección del Gas del Estado 0 Morón, provincia de Buenos Aires min

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19-Apr-2025 13:43 Gamietea Esteban Added

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