Year 1962 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
| Aerospatiale | Alouette II | 4 |
| Bell | 47 | 1 |
| Bristol | Type 171 Sycamore | 5 |
| Bristol | Type 192 Belvedere | 1 |
| Hiller | 360 | 2 |
| Kaman | Seasprite | 1 |
| Mitsubishi | S-55 | 1 |
| Saunders Roe | Saro P.531 | 1 |
| Saunders Roe | Skeeter | 1 |
| Sikorsky | S-55 H-19 | 3 |
| Sikorsky | S-56 H-37 | 1 |
| Sikorsky | S-58 H-34 | 14 |
| Sikorsky | S-61 H-3 | 6 |
| Sud Aviation | S-58 | 3 |
| Wallis | wa.116 autogyro | 1 |
| Westland | Wessex | 3 |
| Westland | Westminster | 1 |
| Westland | Whirlwind | 8 |
| Year | Version | C/N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | h-19d | 55-1169 |  HA-A : MDAP to Luftforsvaret as HA-A, Feb58; w/o 1962?  |
| 1962 | H-34A | SA.158 |  SA.158 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.158; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.158, unk; xfer BA 921, 22-EH, unk; w/o 11Apr62. |
| 1962 | h-34a | 58-319 | SKY.319 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-319, ff:?; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.319, coded LI, 14Jun56; recoded LD, unk; recoded LJ, unk; recoded DQ, unk; suffered accident on 04Feb57, repaired & rts, unk; suffered accident on 17Jun61; repaired, unk; destroyed by fire 14Apr62; soc 1962. |
| 1962 | hh-34f | 58-1063 |  1336 : USCG; w/o 29nov62 crashed into water in Gulf of Mexico while hovering near a vessel in distress |
| 1962 | HO4S-3 | 55-472 |  077 : noted aboard HMNLS Karel Doorman in Netherlands New Guinea in 1960, named Cleopatra. |
| 1962 | hr2s-1 | 56-031 | 141603 : w/o 17dec62 |
| 1962 | HRS-3 | 55-1075 |  Z.1-12 : del MAP to Spanish Navy as Z.1-12, 002-5, 1957; w/o 1962. |
| 1962 | hss-1 | 58-165 | 140121 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-165, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 140121, 22Dec55; w/o NAS NART Grosse Ile, IL, 26Aug62; wfu & xfer to Smithsonian.; [John Withers has this one as being in the Walter Soplata collection, Newbury, OH.] |
| 1962 | hss-1 | 58-17 | 138475 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-17, ff?; del USN as HSS-1 138475, 15Mar56; xfer HU-1, Det 21, NAS Agana, unk; redesig UH-34G, Oct62; w/o 06Nov62. |
| 1962 | hss-1 | 58-779 | 145663 : Sikorsky HSS-1, cn 58-779, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1, 145663, 13Feb58; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; w/o 21Feb62. |
| 1962 | hss-1 | SA.133 | SA.133 : Sud Aviation HSS-1 c/n SA.133, ff?; del France Aeronavale as SA.133, 133, unk; xfer 32F, unk; w/o 30Jan62. |
| 1962 | hss-1 | SA.147 | SA.147 : Sud Aviation HSS-1 c/n SA.147, ff?; del France Aeronavale as SA.147, 147, unk; xfer 20S, unk; w/o 19Jan62. |
| 1962 | hss-1n | 58-906 | 145675 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, cn 58-906, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1N, 145675, unk; destroyed Southeast Asia, 25aug62. |
| 1962 | hss-2 | 61-044 | 148972 : conv to SH-3H 10nov76;
w/o 22may62 with HS-2 |
| 1962 | hss-2 | 61-050 | 148978 : w/o 3may62 with HS-3 |
| 1962 | hss-2 | 61-065 | 148991 : w/o 22oct62 with HS-9 |
| 1962 | hss-2 | 61-068 | 148994 : w/o 15oct62 with HS-10 |
| 1962 | hss-2 | 61-078 | 149004 : w/o 18oct62 with HS-9 |
| 1962 | hss-2 | 61-089 | 149680 : w/o 22jun62 with HS-5 |
| 1962 | hus-1 | 58-861 | 145755 : w/o 27feb62 |
| 1962 | hus-1 | 58-890 | 145765 : w/o 24aug62 |
| 1962 | hus-1 | 58-975 | 145790 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-975, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145790, unk; w/o Vietnam, 2 KIA, 06Oct62. |
| 1962 | hus-1a | 58-546 | 144658 : Crashed, McMurdo, Antarctica 23dec62 |
| 1962 | hus-1a | 58-613 | 144661 : USN, conv HUS-1L; xfer VXE-6, as JD-2, unk; damage sustained 19Feb62; w/o O&R BuWeps FR, NAS Jacksonville, FL, 13Nov62 |
| 1962 | hus-1a | 58-614 | 144662 : redesig LH-34D, asg VXE-6 Oct62 |
| 1962 | lh-34d | 58-806 | 145719 : Dec61-Nov62 flown by Lt LaRon Stoker during Operation Deep Freeze. Nose art was an Abominable Snowman and the Words Stoker's Stroker. Crashed and left on the ice one month after his departure. |
| 1962 | oh-13h | 2491 |  3B-HM : OL w/o 13May62 |
| 1962 | S-55C | M55-024 |  01-4715 : Mitsubishi S-55C, c/n M55-024, ff?; del JASDF as UH-19C 01-4715 unk; unit xfers unk; w/o 07Aug62. |
| 1962 | s-58b | 58-691 |  12 : |
| 1962 | Saro P.531 | s2/5270 |  XN334 : Elsewhere ? Returned FAA Museum (Yeovilton) 22 Nov 1999. To its Cobham Hall storage site by Sep 2002. |
| 1962 | se3130 | 1192 |  PJ-334 : PA-137; PQ-136; HFB300; HFS2; ; w/o 09.09.1962 |
| 1962 | se3130 | 1404 | PP-131 : w/o 13.10.1962 Knapsak/Cologne |
| 1962 | se3130 | 1531 | PP-139 : w/o 28.03.1962 |
| 1962 | se3130 | 1709 | PN-145 : w/o 17.06.1962 |
| 1962 | Skeeter 7 | S2/5068 | XL737 : on 71 MU dump by Aug 1964 |
| 1962 | Sycamore 4 | 13269 | XG509 : Struck ground in turn and rolled at Ternhill on 13 Feb 1962 while with CFS. Allocated 7745M. |
| 1962 | Sycamore 4 | 13377 | XG523 : pictured at Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton |
| 1962 | Sycamore 4 | 13447 | XL825 : 28 Sep 1962 w/o in Kedah, Malaysia, when it sliced its own tail off during a demonstration flight while with 110 Squadron |
| 1962 | Sycamore 4 | 13504 |  XN449 : w/o 3 Sep 1962 near Nowra air base (HMAS Albatross). |
| 1962 | mk.52 | 13490 | LB+106 : 11 Jul 1962, w/o while launching for SAR mission, from Nebelhorn, due to sudden downdraft. |
| 1962 | Type 192 Belvedere | 13360 | XG465 : 30 Jul 1962 crashed near Warendorf, after rotor struck fuselage following forward engine failure, while with 72 Sq. Whole RAF Belvedere fleet grounded (for c 2 months) after this accident until cause identified. |
| 1962 | uh-12b | 545 | XB516 : ex USN 134735. d/d 13 Aug 1953 to RN. w/o 10 Jan 1962. |
| 1962 | uh-12e | 2135 |  10261 : crashed 8 Feb 1962 nr Goose Creek, 7 mi SW of Churchill; used as instructional airframe; wfu Feb 1972 |
| 1962 | UH-2A | 62 | 149760 : reported to have crashed in the woods during 1964 |
| 1962 | wa.116 autogyro | b.201 | XR942 : Built by Beagle Aircraft at Shoreham. f/f 10 May 1962. w/o while taxiing 12 May 1962. UK Serial subsequently transferred to c/n B.202. |
| 1962 | has.1 | wa 21 | XM840 : ditched from HMS Ark Royal in Far East and w/o |
| 1962 | has.1 | wa 50 | XM929 : 815Sq/304-R by Feb 1962, ditched and sank in SE Mediterranean while operating from HMS Ark Royal on 19 Mar 1962. Replaced on unit strength by XM930. |
| 1962 | has.1 | wa 79 | XP146 : GI to RNEC Manadon by May 1963, Plymouth |
| 1962 | Westminster | wa2 | G-APTX : remains dumped in quarry at Charlton Mackrell. |
| 1962 | har10 | wa380 | XS412 : 230 Sq;
18 Jun 1968 force landed 4mi SW of Basingstoke. to St Athan. |
| 1962 | has7 | wa162 | XK935 : Hermes SAR Flt/985 since Oct 1962, ditched and sank, 23nm SW of Aden on 8 Dec 1962. |
| 1962 | has7 | wa220 | XL870 : 737 Sq/778 by Mar 1962, ditched Portland harbour 7 May 1962, wreck recovered. To Fleetlands May 1962, soc, scr. Fleetlands May 1962 |
| 1962 | has7 | wa306 | XN360 : Hermes SAR Flt/986-H by Apr 1962, w/o 16 Nov 1962 in Irish Sea en route Brawdy |
| 1962 | has7 | wa307 | XN361 : HAS.7 825 NAS/310-V by Jul 1960 until ditched and sank in Lyme Bay on 13 Feb 1962 |
| 1962 | has7 | wa308 | XN362 : HAS.7 824Sqn/335-V from Dec 1961, ditched close to HMS Centaur 30 Jan 1962 off Malaya, c 10nm SW Pulau Aur |
| 1962 | has7 | wa309 | XN379 : HAS.7 824Sqn/336-C Dec 1961, replacing XL884 on unit strength, until ditched and sank off Malta while operating from HMS Centaur on 5 May 1962. |
| 1962 | has7 | wa311 | XN381 : HAS.7 to 824Sq / 334-C Dec 1961, replacing XK940 on unit strength, until ditched and sank at northern end of Malacca Strait while operating from HMS Centaur on 10 Mar 1962. |
57 C/N found.
