ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14207
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| Date: | 16-MAY-1977 |
| Time: | 17:35 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61L-II |
| Operator: | New York Airways |
| Registration: | N619PA |
| C/n / msn: | 61427 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 25 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pan Am Heliport, New York, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | New York/Pan Am Heliport |
| New York/JFK |
Fatigue failure of main landing gear strut caused helicopter to roll over while idling and taking on passengers atop the Pan-Am building in Mid-town Manhattan. Michael Findley (39, film producer)
died. A women hit and killed by debrise falling on the streets below the building.
Sources:
http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR77-09.pdf
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=57237&key=0
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/may-16-1977-helicopter-accident-on-top-of-pan-am-building-kills-five/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Sep-2009 11:47 | 68.191.42.32 | Updated |
| 26-Sep-2009 01:42 | 68.191.42.32 | Updated |
| 28-Dec-2009 12:38 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 30-Dec-2009 11:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-May-2012 07:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 13:02 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2012 09:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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