Sikorsky S62A N976
10 April 1969 · Doha, Asia · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1969 at about 12:14 local time, a Sikorsky S62A registered N976, operated by World Wide HEL, was involved in an accident during in flight near Doha, Asia. 8 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Doha, Asia
- Nearest airport
- Shell Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S62A
- Registration
- N976
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- World Wide HEL
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Passg-International
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0014
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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
DITCHED IN ARABIAN GULF. INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SAUDI ARABIA.
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 | - |
| 11 Aug 1964 | Sikorsky S62A | Leesville la, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1969 | Hughes 500 | Ahmedabad, Asia | Cambata Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3 | Phan Thiet, Asia | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Vientiane, Asia | Continental AI | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Beechcraft T-34B | Atsugi Nas, Asia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1969 | Pilatus PC-6C | Cam Ranh B, Asia | Air America In | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1969 | Pilatus PC-6 | Saigon, Asia | Air America In | Serious injuries | - |