Sikorsky HH52A USCG1376
17 January 1979 · Opa Locka, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 January 1979 at about 10:15 local time, a Sikorsky HH52A registered USCG1376, operated by US Coast Guard, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Opa Locka, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board. In all, 5 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opa Locka, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Opa Locka Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky HH52A
- Registration
- USCG1376
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- US Coast Guard
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1480
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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