- Date
- February 24, 1970
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N978Sikorsky S-62A
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0181 70/2/24 NR.KENAI,ALAS SIKORSKY S-62A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5476 TIME - 1215 N978 PX- 0 0 8 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 233 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NIKISHKA PT,ALAS COOK INLET,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HEARD A THUMPING NOISE.NO REASON FOR REPORTED NOISE COULD BE FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N978
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-62A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N978Registration cancelled Sep 18, 2009 · Sikorsky S62AAirframe modelSikorsky S62AEngine modelGE CT58 series
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