# NTSB UNK69X0115: Sikorsky S62A, N976, Doha, Saudi Arabia, April 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1969
- Place: Doha, Saudi Arabia · DOHA,QUATAR, Saudi Arabia
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0014  69/4/10    DOHA,QUATAR         SIKORSKY S62A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 9264
        TIME - 1214                    N976                PX-  0  0  7  CTR PASSG-I               TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELL HELIPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DITCHED IN ARABIAN GULF. INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SAUDI ARABIA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N976](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976-1973-01-29), registration cancelled 1973-01-29, S/N 62007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S62A
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-62) (registry code 8142201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shell Heliport

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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