- Date
- August 25, 1967
- Place
- Tyonek, AK · TYONEK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N10060Sikorsky S-62A
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114897
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0585 67/8/25 TYONEK,ALAS SIKORSKY S-62A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 11000 TIME - 2300 N10060 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCARTHUR RIVER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- ACFT WAS DRIFTING SIDEWAYS AT TOUCHDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10060
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-62A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcarthur River
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