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| Date: | Thursday 10 March 1966 |
| Time: | 07:38 |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-62A |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters |
| Registration: | N324Y |
| MSN: | 62-012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Venice, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | |
| Shell Heliport, Venice, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Midair collision with another helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=71707&key=0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 September 1966 | N324Y | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) | 0 | near Morgan City, LA | |
sub |
| 22 February 1981 | N324Y | Briles Wing & Helicopter | 2 | Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, CA | |
w/o |
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