Sikorsky S-62A N324Y
22 February 1981 · Avalon, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 February 1981 at about 14:20 local time, a Sikorsky S-62A registered N324Y, operated by Briles Wing AN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Avalon, California, United States. 8 people were on board and 2 died, 5 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pebbly Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-62A
- Registration
- N324Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Briles Wing AN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Pedro, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3580
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 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
MAIN ROTOR DISK FAILED FM FATIGUE,60DEG SEGMENT OF DISK SEPD.INPUT CTL ROD TO L LAT PRI SERVO SEPD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-62A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1980 | Sikorsky S-62A | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Rotor Aids Inc | Fatal | 6 |
| 7 Jul 1978 | Sikorsky S-62A | San Pedro, California, United States | Catalina Airli | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1973 | Sikorsky S-62A | Jayuya, Puerto Rico, United States | Helicopter REN | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1973 | Sikorsky S-62A | Requena, South America | Briles Wing & | Fatal | 9 |
| 24 Feb 1970 | Sikorsky S-62A | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1969 | Sikorsky S-62A | Dakar, Africa | World Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |