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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-62A |
| Owner/operator: | SFO Helicopters |
| Registration: | N975 |
| MSN: | 62-006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | San Francisco Bay, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco Ferry Building, CA |
| Oakland, CA |
Emergency ditching in SFO Bay after an engine failure, occupants rescued by a US Coast Guard boat.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19620830&e=26-04-1962-31-12-1962--en--20--981-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD19620830.1.1&srpos=3&e=30-08-1962-31-12-1968--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Helicopter-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2024 14:50 | Cobar | Added |
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