Sikorsky S-62A accidents

The NTSB database holds 14 accidents and incidents involving the Sikorsky S-62A, recorded between 1963 to 1981. 4 of them were fatal (29%), and 18 people died.

The deadliest year was 1973, with 9 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (8 records).

Most of these records are from United States, South America and Africa.

14 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

Deaths

29%

Share fatal

1963 to 1981

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 14 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 8

1970s 4

1980s 2

Where these happened

United States 12 South America 1 Africa 1

Operators involved

San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines 3 Petroleum Heli 2 Anchorage Heli 2 Rotor Aids Inc 1 Briles Wing AN 1 Freeport Sulph 1

All 14 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
11 Oct 1973	Sikorsky S-62A N316Y	Requena, South America no coordinates	Briles Wing &	Fatal	9
21 Feb 1980	Sikorsky S-62A N442Y	Leeville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Rotor Aids Inc	Fatal	6
22 Feb 1981	Sikorsky S-62A N324Y	Avalon, California, United States no coordinates	Briles Wing AN	Fatal	2
7 Jul 1978	Sikorsky S-62A N54516	San Pedro, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Airli	Fatal	1
16 Oct 1973	Sikorsky S-62A N1166U	Jayuya, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Helicopter REN	Minor injuries	-
24 Feb 1970	Sikorsky S-62A N978	Kenai, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Anchorage Heli	Minor injuries	-
23 Jun 1969	Sikorsky S-62A N665Y	Dakar, Africa no coordinates	World Wide HEL	No injuries	-
11 Aug 1968	Sikorsky S-62A N59224	Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Freeport Sulph	No injuries	-
25 Aug 1967	Sikorsky S-62A N10060	Tyonek, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Anchorage Heli	Minor injuries	-
19 Sep 1966	Sikorsky S-62A N324Y	Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Serious injuries	-
10 Mar 1966	Sikorsky S-62A N324Y	Venice la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Serious injuries	-
15 Apr 1965	Sikorsky S-62A N880	2SE Moraga Calif, California, United States no coordinates	San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines	Minor injuries	-
2 Dec 1963	Sikorsky S-62A N88067	Oakland, California, United States no coordinates	San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1963	Sikorsky S-62A N323Y	San Francisco, California, United States no coordinates	San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines	No injuries	-