# NTSB OAK65A0064: Sikorsky S62A, N323Y, Sanfrancsco, CA, April 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1965
- Place: Sanfrancsco, CA · SANFRANCSCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0013  65/4/16    SANFRANCSCO CALIF   SIKORSKY S62A       CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0834                    N323Y               PX-  0  0  1                            43, 5900 TOTAL HOURS, 478
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND HELICOPTER AIRLINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: COMPRESSOR STALLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HOMING PIGEON INTO INTAKE CAUSED COMPRESSOR STALL RESULTING IN RETREATING ROTOR BLADE STALL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N323Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323Y-1980-11-18), registration cancelled 1980-11-18, S/N 62014, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S62A
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s62a) (registry code 8142202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N323Y (1)

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 OAK64A0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK64A0035), Oct 29, 1963: Sikorsky S-62A (N323Y), San Francisco, 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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