Sikorsky S-61L N303Y
22 May 1968 · Paramount, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 May 1968 at about 16:51 local time, a Sikorsky S-61L registered N303Y, operated by Los Angeles Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Paramount, California, United States. 23 people were on board and 23 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paramount, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-61L
- Registration
- N303Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Los Angeles Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anaheim Heliport → Los Angeles Intl Apt
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0005
People
23 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 23 | 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
BLADES UNCONTROLLED IN LEAD/LAG AXIS STRUCK ACFTROTORCFT-M/R DAMPER ACTION LOST.CAUSE UNDETERMINED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-61L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1968 | Sikorsky S-61L | Compton, California, United States | Los Angeles Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 21 |
| 13 Jul 1969 | Sikorsky S-61L | Chino, California, United States | Los Angeles Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1970 | Sikorsky S-61L | Flushing, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Sikorsky S-61L | Flushing, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1966 | Sikorsky S-61L | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Los Angeles Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1966 | Sikorsky S-61L | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Los Angeles Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |