Sikorsky S-61A N318Y
14 December 1972 · Chelan, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 December 1972 at about 16:37 local time, a Sikorsky S-61A registered N318Y, operated by Columbia Const, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chelan, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chelan, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-61A
- Registration
- N318Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Columbia Const
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4151
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
ENGS QUIT DURING SLING LOAD PICK UP OF LOGS.ACFTCRASHED DOWNSLOPE INTO ROCKS, LOGS.NO MALF FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2002 | Sikorsky S-61A | Lakehead, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Sikorsky S-61A | Kimble, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 2003 | Sikorsky S-61A | Glady, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |