LAX66A0080

NTSB accident investigation · Sikorsky S-61L · Los Angeles, CA · April 29, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1966
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N300YSikorsky S-61L
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172919

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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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1-0022  66/4/29    LOS ANGELES CALIF   SIKORSKY S-61L      CR-  0  0  2  TRAINING                  CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0422                    N300Y               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - LOS ANGELES AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE LANDING ON SATELLITE 7 HELIPAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N300Y
Reported as
Sikorsky S-61L
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.