- Date
- May 5, 1965
- Place
- San Frncsco, CA · SAN FRNCSCO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N975Sikorsky S62A
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177997
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0012 65/5/5 SAN FRNCSCO CALIF SIKORSKY S62A CR- 0 0 1 FERRY ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0436 N975 PX- 0 0 1 36, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, 315 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCSCO INTL OPERATOR - SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND HELICOPTER AIRLINES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N975
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S62A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Francsco Intl
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