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| Date: | Friday 3 July 1970 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane |
| Owner/operator: | Era Helicopters |
| Registration: | N6962R |
| MSN: | 64-058 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Union City, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Union City, TN |
| local | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engines ingested Polyethylene plastic; helicopter settled onto external load just placed on roof of building; fire erupted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www3.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=2852&key=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2010 02:57 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 19-Mar-2011 12:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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