Sikorsky S-61L N302Y

19 June 1973 · Marblemount, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 June 1973 at about 15:10 local time, a Sikorsky S-61L registered N302Y, operated by Carson Gelicop, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Marblemount, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 19 June 1973 at 15:10
Classification: Accident
Location: Marblemount, Washington, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-61L
Registration: N302Y
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Carson Gelicop
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Other
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3312

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	0	2

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.

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HEAVY LOAD.DENS ALT ABT 5000FT MSL.

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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 3-3312, 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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