# NTSB DCA68I0007: Sikorsky S61L, N305V, Los Angeles, CA, June 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1968
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA68I0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA68I0007

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S61L
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No damage

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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