DCA68I0007

NTSB incident investigation · Sikorsky S61L · Los Angeles, CA · June 25, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 25, 1968
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N305VSikorsky S61L
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109682

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0029  68/6/25  NR.LOS ANGELES,CALIF  SIKORSKY S61L       CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N305V               PX-  0  0  1                            33, 5012 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - LOS ANGELES AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- SEV VRT OSCILLATION,20 DEG PITCH DOWN.STICK POSIT SENSOR OUT 180 DEG.1 PIN AFCS AMPER CNCTR FAULTY

Aircraft

Registration
N305V
Reported as
Sikorsky S61L
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
No damage