Sikorsky S62A N987
11 August 1964 · Leesville la, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1964 at about 08:45 local time, a Sikorsky S62A registered N987 was involved in an accident during in flight near Leesville la, Louisiana, United States. 11 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leesville la, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S62A
- Registration
- N987
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0684
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
PILOT PANICKED IN SITUATION
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S62A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1965 | Sikorsky S62A | San Frncsco Calif, California, United States | San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1965 | Sikorsky S62A | Sanfrancsco Calif, California, United States | San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1969 | Sikorsky S62A | Doha, Asia | World Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |