# NTSB FTW67A0035: Sikorsky S-62A, N324Y, Morgan City, LA, September 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1966
- Place: Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 6 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0035-201154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0954  66/9/19  NR.MORGAN CITY LA     SIKORSKY S-62A      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4615
        TIME - 1230                    N324Y               PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 231 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS DITCHED IN GULF OF MEXICO. TAIL STRUCK OCEAN SWELL AND ACFT ROLLED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N324Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324Y-1989-01-18), registration cancelled 1989-01-18, S/N 62012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-62A
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s62a) (registry code 8142202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N324Y (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX81FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA049), Feb 22, 1981: Sikorsky S-62A (N324Y), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW66A0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0078), Mar 10, 1966: Sikorsky S-62A (N324Y), Venice, LA, substantial 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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