# NTSB Accident ERA13LA018
> **SIKORSKY S-55B** · 2012-10-12 · Yorktown, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA018
- **Event ID:** 20121015X91617
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-12
- **Location:** Yorktown, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.220832, -73.786941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIKORSKY
- **Model:** S-55B
- **Registration:** N443FD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to perform a downwind precautionary landing and the helicopter’s resultant settling with power and impact with terrain.

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