Helicopter Accidents

Year 1959 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1959	ab47g-2	227	AS+394 : w/o 07.07.59 crashed
1959	ch-126	58-224	9634 : del RCAF as S-58A 9634, 12Jan56; xfer 448 Sqn, CFB Cold Lake, unk; xfer 111 Communications Unit 1957; [reported crashed 30Nov58], w/o 10Feb59.
1959	hr.3	wa/h/086	WP501 : 701 Sq V Flt/705 on HMS Vidal by Feb 1958, ditched on take-off from HMS Vidal and sank 9 Dec 1959, 60nm W of Greenland.
1959	h-19a	55-137	9101 : There is a photograph on a display board at the Museu do Ar (Sintra) showing this 9101 serving as a Search and Rescue (Busca e Salvamento) machine at Lajes.
1959	h-3	3011	PH-NIW : reg 25apr59, w/o 04jun59 Crash-landed and b/u
1959	H-34A	SA.26	SA.26 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-670; del as components to Sud Aviation, c/n SA.26, 18Sep57; del France Armee de lAir as SA.26, 18Sep57; destroyed by fire 05May59.
1959	H-34A	SA.32	SA.32 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-741; del as components to Sud Aviation, c/n SA.32, 27Nov57; del France Armee de lAir as SA.32, 27Nov57; w/o accident 24Mar59.
1959	h-34a	58-300	SKY.300 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-300, ff:?; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.300, coded LI, 25May56; recoded LL, unk; destroyed by fire 31Mar59; sos 30Jul59.
1959	h-34a	58-358	SKY.358 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-358; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.358, 04Sep56; coded LT; destroyed by fire 27Jan59.
1959	h-34a	58-400	SKY.400 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-400; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.400, 08Jan57; destroyed by fire 02Oct59.
1959	HO4S-3	55-473	8-4 : del Netherlands Kon Marine as 8-4, 09Sep53; named Delilah; accident Marsdiep, w/o 07Jul59.
1959	HO4S-3	55-524	1302 : w/o 13sep59
1959	hr2s-1	56-027	140324 : w/o 10mar59
1959	hr2s-1	56-062	141613 : w/o 24sep59
1959	HRS-2	55-148	129041 : w/o 20jul59 Hawaii
1959	HRS-3	55-1066	144257 : crashed after engine failure during test flight from USS Glacier, while with HU-2 Det 69 in the Antarctic.
1959	hss-1	58-11	137855 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-11, ff?; del USN as HSS-1 137855, 15Feb55; xfer NASA Langley, 29Jun56; rtnd USN, asgd VX-1, 18Feb57; w/o NAS Key West, FL, 25Feb59.
1959	hss-1	58-186	140132 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-186, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 140132, 12Jan56; w/o NAS NART South Weymouth, MA, 14Feb59.
1959	hss-1	58-227	141581 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-227, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141581, 13Mar56; w/o HS-8 at NAS Ream Field, 11Feb59.
1959	hss-1	58-47	138489 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-47, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138489, 05Dec55; damaged NAS NART New Orleans, 22Oct58; w/o O&R, BuWeps FR, NARF Jacksonville, 02Mar59.
1959	hss-1	58-62	138493 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-62, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138493, 14Dec55; w/o NAS South Weymouth, 30Jul59.
1959	hus-1	58-458	143962 : w/o 12aug59
1959	hus-1	58-523	144633 : Sikorsky HUS-1 cn 58-523, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 144633, 10Apr57; w/o HMRL-262, MCAS New River, NC, 07Nov59.
1959	hus-1	58-607	144652 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-607, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 144652, 29Jun57; xfer HMRL-261, unk; w/o MCAS New River, NC, 11Apr59.
1959	se3130	1238	V-50 : Swiss AF; w/o 06nov59 at Julierpass
1959	se3130	1559	76+05 : PF-140; PF-208; HFB6; w/o 03.05.1969 Itzehoe
1959	SO-1221 Djinn	1021	PA+119 : PB+122, w/o 29.01.59
1959	SO-1221 Djinn	1023	57-6104 : crashed during display at Edwards AFB, May 1959
1959	Sycamore 4	13145	XE307 : 17 Sep 1959 Crashed and w/o in Cyprus, c 8nm SE of Nicosia (nr Tymbou / Kirklar), while with 103Sq.
1959	Sycamore 4	13221	XE319 : w/o crashed following main rotor failure south of Kuala Lumpur while serving with 194 Sq. This accident led to the grounding of the Sycamore fleet while work was done to investigate the main rotor failure causes.
1959	Sycamore 4	13227	XF267 : w/o 27feb59 crashed following main rotor failure 3.5nm N of Kuala Lumpur, while serving with 194Sq
1959	Sycamore 4	13471	XL828 : w/o asg Khormaksar SAR Flt, destroyed by ground resonance in Aden, 3nm S of Al Mafhid on 18
1959	uh-12b	550	XB521 : RN d/d 13aug53 ex USN 134740; w/o 29apr59
1959	V43	WG 22	PA+217 : w/o 14jan59 crashed Knuellgebirge
1959	har.2	wa112	XJ766 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA112, ff: 21Mar56; del Royal Air Force as XJ766, 26Apr56; w/o 31Jul59.
1959	har3	wa 61	XJ397 : to Arbroath (A2485) by Jul 1959, still Nov 1961.
1959	har3	wa 70	XG575 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA70, ff: 17Aug55; del Royal Navy FAA as XG575, 23Sep55; w/o 16Sep59.
1959	har3	wa 74	XG579 : 815Sq/304 Jan 1959 until ditched off Portland on 21 Apr 1959. Airframe recovered but subsequently struck off charge.
1959	har3	wa 79	XG584 : to Arbroath (A2487) by Sep 1959, SoC Oct 1959, still May 1960
1959	has7	wa168	XK941 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA168, ff: 27Aug57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XK941, 21Sep57; w/o 30Jan59.
1959	has7	wa172	XK945 : 845 Sq/397 /J since Jan 1958. Ditched and sank 4nm S of Gozo, while operating from HMS Centaur on 25 Feb 1959.
1959	has7	wa199	XL837 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA199, ff: 26Oct57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL837, 09Dec57; w/o 30Jan59.
1959	has7	wa254	XM663 : remains at Shackleton's scrapyard near Siddal, Halifax from at least Apr 1977 and possibly before, until c 1988. Gone 1989.