- Date
- August 11, 1964
- Place
- Leesville, LA · LEESVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N987Sikorsky S62A
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182680
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0684 64/8/11 NR.LEESVILLE LA SIKORSKY S62A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4680 TIME - 0845 N987 PX- 0 0 10 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 932 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- FUEL GAGE INACCURATE AND FUEL LOW WARNING LITE INOPERATIVE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N987
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S62A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage