# NTSB DCA68A0006: Sikorsky S-61L, N303Y, Paramount, CA, May 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1968
- Place: Paramount, CA · PARAMOUNT, CA
- Location: 33.8997° N, 118.1666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paramount, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8997&lon=-118.1666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 23 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA68A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA68A0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0005  68/5/22    PARAMOUNT,CALIF     SIKORSKY S-61L      CR-  3  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1651                    N303Y               PX- 20  0  0                            45, 12096 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4208 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - LOS ANGELES AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANAHEIM HELIPORT            LOS ANGELES INTL APT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER
          ROTORCFT-M/R DAMPER ACTION LOST.CAUSE UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLADES UNCONTROLLED IN LEAD/LAG AXIS STRUCK ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N303Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303Y-1970-01-11), registration cancelled 1970-01-11, S/N 61060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-61L
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-61L](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61l) (registry code 8142102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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