# NTSB LAX66A0070: Sikorsky S-61L, N302Y, Los Angeles, CA, March 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1966
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0017  66/3/15    LOS ANGELES CALIF   SIKORSKY S-61L      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0603                    N302Y               PX-  0  0  0                            44, 8209 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2579 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - LOS ANGELES AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT LANDING GEAR BRACE FITTING. FLYING DEBRIS CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE GROUND CREWMAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N302Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302Y-2018-01-03), registration cancelled 2018-01-03, S/N 61472C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-61L
- Registry model: [Sikorsky/Carson Services S61N](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-carson-services-s61n) (registry code 8142111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## Other investigations on N302Y (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 SEA73FYE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYE40), Jun 19, 1973: Sikorsky S-61L (N302Y), Marblemount, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1676](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1676), May 8, 1964: Sikorsky S-61L (N302Y), Anaheim, 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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