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NTSB accident investigation · Sikorsky S-61L · Anaheim, CA · May 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1964
Place
Anaheim, CA · ANAHEIM, CA
Injuries
17 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N302YSikorsky S-61L
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185599

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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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1-0026   64/5/8    ANAHEIM CALIF       SIKORSKY S-61L      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1751                    N302Y               PX-  0  0 14                            30, 4500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANAHEIM HELIPORT
        OPERATOR - LOS ANGELES AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N302Y
Reported as
Sikorsky S-61L
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anaheim Heliport

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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