# N442Y: 1963 Sikorsky S62A, registration cancelled 1981-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s62a) (registry code 8142202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 62033
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1976
- Mode S code: A55431
- Owner when cancelled: [Exxon Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXXON%20CORP)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=442Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442Y-1981-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sikorsky S62A: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s62a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA045), Feb 21, 1980: Sikorsky S-62A (N442Y), Leeville, LA, destroyed, 6 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800221003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221003599A), Feb 21, 1980: Skrsky S62A (N442Y), Leeville, LA, Destroyed, 6 fatal. Engine overspeed occurred while loading on helipad. Unable to correct, helicopter lifted off, hit net, tumbled over

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