# NTSB UNK64X1676: Sikorsky S-61L, N302Y, Anaheim, CA, May 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1964
- Place: Anaheim, CA · ANAHEIM, CA
- Location: 33.8353° N, 117.9145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaheim, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8353&lon=-117.9145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 17 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1676
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1676

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302Y-2018-01-03), registration cancelled 2018-01-03, S/N 61472C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-61L
- Registry model: [Sikorsky/Carson Services S61N](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-carson-services-s61n) (registry code 8142111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anaheim Heliport

## Other investigations on N302Y (2)

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 SEA73FYE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYE40), Jun 19, 1973: Sikorsky S-61L (N302Y), Marblemount, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0070), Mar 15, 1966: Sikorsky S-61L (N302Y), Los Angeles, 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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