Sikorsky S61-L N618PA
18 April 1979 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 April 1979 at about 18:23 local time, a Sikorsky S61-L registered N618PA, operated by New York Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 18 people were on board and 3 died, 13 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S61-L
- Registration
- N618PA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- New York Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Flushing, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 1-0013
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 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
T/R BLADE SEPD, THEN T/R GEARBOX, ROTOR ASSY SEP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |