Sikorsky S62A N323Y
16 April 1965 · Sanfrancsco Calif, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1965 at about 08:34 local time, a Sikorsky S62A registered N323Y, operated by San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sanfrancsco Calif, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sanfrancsco Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S62A
- Registration
- N323Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0013
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HOMING PIGEON INTO INTAKE CAUSED COMPRESSOR STALL RESULTING IN RETREATING ROTOR BLADE STALL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S62A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1965 | Sikorsky S62A | San Frncsco Calif, California, United States | San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1964 | Sikorsky S62A | Leesville la, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1969 | Sikorsky S62A | Doha, Asia | World Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |