# NTSB LAX64A0002: Sikorski S-61L, N300Y, Los Angeles, CA, July 15, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1963
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX64A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX64A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0052  63/7/15    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   SIKORSKI S-61L      CR-  0  0  2  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0825                    N300Y               PX-  0  0  1                            30, 3200 TOTAL HOURS, 350
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - LOS ANGELES AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- RT LNDG GEAR FORGED ATTACHMENT FITTINGS FAILED. DEMONSTRATION OF SINGLE ENG REJECTED T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N300Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300Y-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 61031, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKI S-61L
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-61L](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61l) (registry code 8142102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## Other investigations on N300Y (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 DCA69A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA69A0003), Aug 14, 1968: Sikorsky S-61L (N300Y), Compton, CA, destroyed, 21 fatal
- [NTSB LAX66A0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0080), Apr 29, 1966: Sikorsky S-61L (N300Y), Los Angeles, CA, 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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