# Accident 19780707032339A: Skrsky S62A, San Pedro, CA, July 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.7359° N, 118.2923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pedro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7359&lon=-118.2923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54516, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54516-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S62A (registry code 8142202, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S62A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,434 total, 189 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707032339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX78FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA061), Jul 7, 1978: Sikorsky S-62A (N54516), San Pedro, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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