# NTSB OAK65A1035: Sikorsky S-62A, N880, 2se  Moraga, CA, April 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1965
- Place: 2se  Moraga, CA · 2SE  MORAGA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65A1035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A1035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0023  65/4/15    2SE  MORAGA CALIF   SIKORSKY S-62A      CR-  0  0  2  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1907                    N880                PX-  0  0  0                            36, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2000 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
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: COMPRESSOR STALLS
          PWR PLT-STATOR VANE PILOT VALVE MALFUNCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE                           TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          DRIZZLE                                                  VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ALTITUDE OF EMERGENCY LDG AREA UNKNOWN TO PILOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N880](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N 62001, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-62A
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s62a) (registry code 8142202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE T58 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (registry code 30008, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

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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