Sikorski S-61N N307Y
29 March 1973 · S.francisco, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1973 at about 15:54 local time, a Sikorski S-61N registered N307Y, operated by San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines, was involved in an incident during in flight near S.francisco, California, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:54
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- S.francisco, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorski S-61N
- Registration
- N307Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Berkeley, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN, FLT ATTENDANT UN TO SECURE.DOOR SEPARATED, HIT M/R BLADE.CONT FLT & LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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