ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14212
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| Date: | Sunday 22 February 1981 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-62A |
| Owner/operator: | Briles Wing & Helicopter |
| Registration: | N324Y |
| MSN: | 62-012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Pedro, CA |
| Avalon, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Brake of main rotor assembly due to fatigue failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=27754&key=0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 March 1966 | N324Y | Petroleum Helicopters | 0 | Near Venice, LA | |
sub |
| 19 September 1966 | N324Y | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) | 0 | near Morgan City, LA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jan-2010 23:28 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2010 03:51 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2012 10:05 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2023 04:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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