Sikorsky S-62A N324Y
10 March 1966 · Venice la, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 March 1966 at about 07:38 local time, a Sikorsky S-62A registered N324Y, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Venice la, Louisiana, United States. 12 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Venice la, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shell Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-62A
- Registration
- N324Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0075
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
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.
Other Sikorsky S-62A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1966 | Sikorsky S-62A | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1965 | Sikorsky S-62A | 2SE Moraga Calif, California, United States | San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1967 | Sikorsky S-62A | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1968 | Sikorsky S-62A | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | Freeport Sulph | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Sikorsky S-62A | Dakar, Africa | World Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1963 | Sikorsky S-62A | San Francisco, California, United States | San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |