Sikorsky S-62A N978

24 February 1970 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 24 February 1970 at about 12:15 local time, a Sikorsky S-62A registered N978, operated by Anchorage Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 9 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: 24 February 1970 at 12:15
Classification: Accident
Location: Kenai, Alaska, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-62A
Registration: N978
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Anchorage Heli
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Nikishka Pt, Alas → Cook Inlet, Alas
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0181

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
9	0	0	2	7

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

PLT STATED HE HEARD A THUMPING NOISE.NO REASON FOR REPORTED NOISE COULD BE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0181, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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