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    Airframe Family: Sikorsky S-62 / H-52 / HU2S
    Latest Model:S-62A
    Construction Number:62-014
    Last Civil Registration:N323Y
    Compressed ID:Sikorsky S-62A cn 62-014 cr N323Y
    Latest Owner or Location:Carson Helicopters Inc, Perkasie, PA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a S-62A.
    Sikorsky S62A 62014

    To unknown owner with c/r N323Y.

    To Carson Helicopters Inc, Perkasie, PA with new c/r N323Y (S62A, 62014).

    Operated by Carson Helicopters, Perkasie Helliport, Perkasie, PA.
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    To unknown owner with c/r JA9156.

    To Museum of Aeronautical Sciences, Tokyo Narita International Airport, Narita, Chiba.
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    29 October 1963

    Crashed.
    The event occurred at San Francisco, CA. See the amp;NTSB Event #138 and Report #OAK64A0035amp; for details. Summarized NTSB narrative: Substantial damage. Engine failure while in flight. Gear collapsed while landing. Acft landed tail low when eng did not respond in time to terminate a test autorotative descent.

    By 29 October 1963

    To San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines with new c/r N323Y.

    29 October 1963

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK64A0035: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:55 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while in an autorotative decent. The gear collapsed while performing a power-off autorotative landing. The factors included; overload failure...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 16 April 1965

    To San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines with new c/r N323Y.

    16 April 1965

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK65A0064: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 08:34 hours. The airframe was destroyed. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Collided with wires and/or poles while performing a power-off autorotative landing. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    10 March 1970

    To Carson Helicopters Inc, Perkasie, PA keeping c/r N323Y.

    18 November 1980

    Civil registration, N323Y, cancelled.
    Destroyed.

    6 September 2013


    Photographer: Alec Wilson
    Notes: Sikorsky S-62A at the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences near Tokyo Narita airport. Photo displayed with written permission of Alec Wilson


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