Helicopter Accidents

Year 1953 accidents

Sikorsky S-55 H-19 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1953	h-19a	55-095	51-3857 : w/o 10jun53 crashed from engine failure. Destroyed
1953	h-19a	55-107	51-3858 : w/o 23aug53 in Korea
1953	h-19a	55-151	51-3880 : w/o 10jun53
1953	h-19a	55-156	51-3885 : w/o 30dec53 in Korea
1953	h-19b	55-323	51-3896 : w/o 30jul53 went down near O'Neal NB. 6 Fatalities. Rotor failure was cause of crash Airframe was involved in high altitude turbulence research at time of crash
1953	HRS-1	55-022	127788 : w/o 03jun53 at El Moro Canyon, CA
1953	HRS-1	55-030	127796 : w/o 01dec53 in Korea
1953	HRS-1	55-036	127801 : w/o 01sep53 Ream Fld, CA
1953	HRS-1	55-042	127807 : w/o 16sep53 at Cherry Point
1953	HRS-1	55-044	127808 : w/o 28oct53
1953	HRS-1	55-058	127822 : w/o 25mar53 at Ascom City, Korea
1953	HRS-2	55-239	130169 : w/o 17jul53
1953	HRS-2	55-262	130179 : w/o 20aug53
1953	HRS-2	55-263	130180 : w/o 08jan53
1953	HRS-2	55-290	130192 : soc
1953	HRS-3	55-339	130211 : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-339, ff:?; del USMC as HRS-3, 130211, 20Feb53; Destroyed in crash during factory test hop.