Sikorsky S-61L N618PA
4 March 1970 · Flushing, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1970 at about 11:15 local time, a Sikorsky S-61L registered N618PA, operated by New York Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Flushing, New York, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Flushing, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laguardia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-61L
- Registration
- N618PA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- New York Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Jfk Arpt, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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
DEFECTIVE PARTS IN CABIN HEATER SYS CAUSED HEATER FIRE, FIRE SPREAD, DMG AUX SERO SYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-61L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1970 | Sikorsky S-61L | Flushing, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1969 | Sikorsky S-61L | Chino, California, United States | Los Angeles Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1972 | Sikorsky S-61L | Jamaica, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1972 | Sikorsky S-61L | Black Mtn, North Carolina, United States | Carson Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1968 | Sikorsky S-61L | Paramount, California, United States | Los Angeles Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 23 |
| 14 Aug 1968 | Sikorsky S-61L | Compton, California, United States | Los Angeles Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 21 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |