Sikorsky S-61L N402S

14 December 1972 · Black Mtn, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 December 1972 at about 11:45 local time, a Sikorsky S-61L registered N402S, operated by Carson Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Black Mtn, North Carolina, United States. 4 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: 14 December 1972 at 11:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Black Mtn, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-61L
Registration: N402S
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 2
Operator: Carson Helicop
Operating rule: Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight: Ferry
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Spartanburg, Sc → Ashville, Nc
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: IMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3446

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
4	0	0	0	4

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.

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HELICOPTER WHEELS EQUIPPED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Where

Approximate

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35.6179, -82.3212
Approximate. The NTSB did not record coordinates, so this marker sits at the centre of Black Mtn, North Carolina, United States, not at the accident site. How this is worked out.

Source

NTSB record 3-3446, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
11 Apr 1972	Sikorsky S-61L N620PA	Jamaica, New York, United States approximate position	New York Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1973	Sikorsky S-61L N302Y	Marblemount, Washington, United States approximate position	Carson Gelicop	No injuries	-
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22 Jul 1975	Sikorsky S-61L N301Y	Garden Valley, Idaho, United States approximate position	Boise-Cascade	Minor injuries	-
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