Catastrophe aérienne

Los Angeles Airways Flight 841

22 mai 1968 · 33.89° N, 118.17° W

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Quand
22 mai 1968
Type
Catastrophe aérienne
Coordonnées
33.89° N, 118.17° W
Description
1968 helicopter accident
Deaths
23

Los Angeles Airways Flight 841

1968 helicopter accident

Los Angeles Airways Flight 841 was a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter that crashed at 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 1968, in the city of Paramount, California. All twenty passengers and three crew members were killed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The probable cause of the accident was a mechanical failure in the blade rotor system, which then allowed one blade to strike the side of the fuselage.

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