Helicopter Accidents

Year 1961 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1961	107-ii	1	N6671D : BV-107/II-1 prototype, c/n 1, reg N6671D, ff 24Oct60; retained by Boeing Vertol for civilian FAA certification trials; 219 total flight hours when suffered hard landing and burned, 11Nov61; w/o 27Nov61; airframe presumed scrapped.
1961	ab47g-2	222	AS+389 : w/o 24.01.61 collision with AS+390
1961	ab47g-2	223	AS+390 : w/o 24.01.61 Collision with AS+389
1961	ch-126	58-161	9631 : del RCAF as H-34A 9631, 03Nov55; xfer 448 Sqn; fitted out with VIP interior circa 1957; xfer 111 Communications Unit, 1957; transported Princess Margaret during 1958 Canadian Tour; w/o 17Apr61, [also reported w/o 26Jun61].
1961	hr.3	wa/h/053	WG722 : Eglinton Stn Flt/918-GN by Oct 1958; 705Sq/530 by Sep 1960, w/o after forced landing near Helston 24 May 1961.
1961	qh-50a	DS-1007	001007 : Gyrodyne DNS-1 c/n DS-1007, ff?; del USN as DNS-1 001007 Nov60; having served for only 2 months, this aircraft was lost during OPTEVFOR evaluations aboard the USS HAZELWOOD (DD-531) at Key West, Florida on 27Feb61.
1961	h-21b	B-129	53-4379 : USAF H-21B; w/o Jul61 during search mission in mountains NW of Denver, CO. Totally destroyed by impact. 55-4218 is preserved as this at the Lowry Heritage Museum/Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.
1961	ch-25a	021	147589 : xfer to USN 29apr58; w/o 24may61
1961	ch-25a	030	147584 : xfer to USN 28apr58; w/o 6sep61
1961	ch-25a	032	147598 : xfer to USN 24apr58; w/o 12sep61
1961	ch-25a	034	147599 : xfer to USN 24apr58; w/o 11dec61
1961	H-34A	SA.17	SA.17 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-567; del as components to Sud Aviation, c/n SA.17, 15May57; del France Armee de lAir as SA.17, 15May57; to Helisa 58 to test sand filters, unk; accident 23May60; destroyed by fire, 27Aug61.
1961	H-34A	SA.28	SA.28 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-693; del as components to Sud Aviation, c/n SA.28, 02Oct57; del France Armee de lAir as SA.28, 02Oct57; w/o accident 15Jul61.
1961	H-34A	SA.31	SA.31 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-729; del as components to Sud Aviation, c/n SA.31, 15Nov57; del France Armee de lAir as SA.31, 15Nov57; [coded 37.F.1?, unk]; coded GV, unk; w/o accident 20Apr61.
1961	H-34A	SA.61	SA.61 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.61; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.61, unk; w/o 24Nov61.
1961	H-34A	SA.77	SA.77 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.77; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.71, unk; xfer EH 2/58, unk; w/o 04Mar61.
1961	H-34A	SA.82	SA.82 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.82; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.82, unk; w/o 07Aug61.
1961	H-34A	SA.87	SA.87 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.87; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.87, unk; xfer EH 1/58, 58-LR, unk; w/o 10Mar61.
1961	H-34A	SA.94	SA.94 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.94; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.94, unk; xfer EH 1/58, 58-LI, unk; w/o 30Jun61.
1961	h-34a	58-398	SKY.398 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-398; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.398, 08Jan57; w/o accident 18Sep61.
1961	h-34g.i	58-583	AS+342 : Sikorsky H-34G.I, c/n 58-532, ff?; del W. Ger Luftwaffe as AS+342, 24Jul57, w/o 19Jan61.
1961	h-34g.i	58-854	PB+??? : w/o 18feb61
1961	HO4S-1	55-009	5509 : USCG; ex 125509; w/o 29jun61 MA all killed
1961	HO4S-2	55-320	55320 : HO4S-2; RCN d/d 19dec52; 1955 conv to HO4S-3; w/o 10jul61 ditched off the South Carolina coast. Crew recued by USS Van Vooris (DE 1028)
1961	HO4S-3	55-746	1310 : w/o 25apr61
1961	HO4S-3	55-886	55886 : HO4S-3; RCN d/d 25aug55; w/o 22sep61 crashed into trees near Aspen Cove, Newfoundland while ferrying fire fighters
1961	hss-1	58-203	140138 : From Flight Logbook of Ltjg Phillip W. Wolfe, pilot, HS-2: "DITCHED AT SEA DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE" Flight was a routine ferry mission to an aircraft carrier at sea. Engine shutdown at altitude. Autorotate to suface. Aircraft lost. 2 pilots, 1 crew chief, 1 pax (Navy doctor) safely rescued.
1961	hss-1	58-445	445 : w/o 17jan61
1961	hss-1	58-611	0407 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-611, ff?; del Argentina Navy as 0407, 15Oct57; coded 2-HT-10; officially placed in service as 2-HP-1, 19Dec58; recoded 2-HP-406, crashed during rescue flight, 05Jun59; repaired & recoded 2-H-10, 1960; recoded 2-HT-21, unk; destroyed in pre-flight fire, 25Apr61.
1961	hss-1	58-874	145672 : w/o 18apr61 at NAWS China Lake. HSS-1N type
1961	hss-1	SA.131	SA.131 : Sud Aviation HSS-1 c/n SA.131, ff?; del France Aeronavale as SA.131, 131, unk; xfer 32F, unk; w/o 06Jun61.
1961	hss-1n	58-1374	139 : Map BuNo 149132. w/o Moray Firth 25oct61
1961	hus-1	58-1176	148063 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1176, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148063, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; xfer US Army as 55-5247, unk; xfer Air America as H-G, umnk; w/o Laos, 30May61.
1961	hus-1	58-459	H-D : xfer Air America as H-D, 20Dec60; lost in Laos 22Jan61.
1961	hus-1	58-489	H-C : xfer Air America as H-C, 20Dec60; lost in Laos, 21Oct61.
1961	hus-1	58-490	H-H : xfer Air America as H-H, 29Mar61; lost in Laos, 27Jul61.
1961	hus-1	58-492	H-I : xfer Air America as H-I, 29Mar61; lost in Laos, 19Apr61.
1961	hus-1	58-517	H-K : xfer Air America as H-K, 29Mar61; lost in Laos 15May61.
1961	hus-1	58-713	H-P : xfer Air America as H-P, 29Mar61; lost in Laos, 09Aug61.
1961	hus-1	58-731	H-Q : xfer Air America as H-Q, 29Mar61; lost in Laos, 05Apr61.
1961	hus-1	58-770	H-W : xfer Air America as H-W, 25May61; w/o in Laos, 18Jun61.
1961	hus-1	58-837	H-U : xfer Air America as H-U, 29Mar61; lost in Thailand, 03Oct61.
1961	hus-1a	58-511	144656 : Sikorsky HUS-1A, cn 58-511, ff:1957; del US Navy as HUS-1A, 144656, 25Jun57; xfer USMC, HMX-1 for testing, unk; xfer HU-1 at NAAS Ream Field, CA, unk; w/o 27Jun61
1961	s-58b	58-470	CF-LWC : Okanagan Helicopters; w/o 03apr61 went missing between Hopedale and Goose Bay with the pilot and six passengers on board. After the long search was called off and quite a while later a local Inuit trapper noticed a coloured item just below the surface of a lake. This was the S-58, it had had a sudden engine failure and had gone in with no survivors
1961	s-58c	58-363	OO-SHK : Sikorsky S-58C, c/n 58-363, ff?; del to Sabena NV at the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. plant, Bridgeport, CT, 10Oct56?; del to Sabena NV, Brussels, 24Oct56?; arrived at Brussel-Melsbroek, 07Nov56?; registered OO-SHK, Sabena NV, Brussels, 26Nov56?; w/o in service 05May61.
1961	S-60	60-001	N807 : being restored by the Connecticut Air and Space Center in Stratford, CT
1961	Saro P.531	s2/5267	XN333 : to Arbroath (A2519) by May 1962; Lee by Jan 1964; Middle Wallop fire dump.
1961	ah.1	S2/8440	XP188 : w/o 19may61
1961	se3130	1254	02105 : 1254/C102 Hkp2 type, Marinen 2HD /105; w/o 31aug61
1961	se3130	1423	A07 : Belgian Army c/n 1423/C196; 09jun61 w/o
1961	se3130	1446	PJ-333 : PA-139; w/o 28.05.1961
1961	se3130	1447	PJ-331 : w/o 14.04.1961 Heuberg/Stetten
1961	se3130	1574	PG-133 : w/o 12.07.1961 Kassel
1961	Sycamore 4	13146	XD654 : Ditched alongside RN HMS Hermes while operating from HMAS Sydney near the Cocos Islands and w/o 4 March 1961.
1961	Sycamore 4	13224	XE322 : w/o 20 Mar 1961, crashed in river in Malaya after aborted take off, while with 110 Sq
1961	Sycamore 4	13245	XG500 : Tail rotor failure on landing 14 Dec 1961, a/c abandoned in place nr Bender LZ, Somalia while with 225 Squadron.
1961	Sycamore 4	13375	XG521 : w/o 13 Oct 1961, crashed at RAF Aldergrove, while serving with 118 Squadron (replaced temporarily by XG544).
1961	Sycamore 4	13376	XG522 : w/o 4 Apr 1961, crashed in Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia, while attempting jungle take off, with 110 Sq.
1961	mk.52	13458	AS+319 : 17 Mar 1961 w/o during flight between Celle and Faßberg, crashed nr Hermannsburg.
1961	mk.52	13467	SC+210 : ex WGAF, to SNS / SC+210; w/o 25 May 1961
1961	uh-12b	546	XB517 : w/o 01jun61
1961	has.1	wa 16	XM835 : to Arbroath (A2516) from c , still Jul 1968 and scrapped 1970.
1961	has.1	wa 20	XM839 : 700Sq(H)Sq/512 by Mar 1961, ditched and sank off Falmouth 22 Sep 1961, recovered to Lee for AIU. soc Oct 1961. Fleetlands dump by Aug 1965.
1961	has.1	wa 35	XM876 : ditched in N Atlantic during night exercise while temporarily embarked on USS Essex (CVS-9), with 819 Sq/321 on 27 Nov 1961.
1961	has.1	wa 36	XM915 : 700Sq(H) Sq IFTU/512 by Oct 1961 briefly, 819 Sq/321 by Oct 1961. Ditched and sank 10 Oct 1961.
1961	Westminster	wa1	G-APLE : remains dumped in quarry at Charlton Mackrell.
1961	har.1	wa 7	XA867 : to Protector Flt/940 by Aug 1961, until crashed and w/o, on Greenwich Island 14 Dec 1961.
1961	har.2	wa 96	XJ725 : ditched off Ramsgate, following engine cut out during winching practice.
1961	har.2	wa108	XJ762 : On load to de Havilland to be re-engined with single prototype Gnome H.1000 and ff as such during Mar 1959.
1961	har.2	wa111	XJ765 : JEHU/8 by 1956, JHU/8 by Oct 1956, Suez assault 6 Nov 1956
1961	har.2	wa152	XL113 : This Whirlwind HAR.4 was being operated by 228 Squadron at the time of its crash.
1961	har3	wa 67	XG572 : wreck to a Bedhampton scrap merchant c Mar 1975, until c Jun 1975
1961	har3	wa 73	XG578 : crashed at Trenance Farm, nr Mullion.
1961	har3	wa 75	XG580 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.3, c/n WA75, ff: 24Oct55; del Royal Navy FAA as XG580, 02Nov55; w/o 27Apr61.
1961	has7	wa216	XL854 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA216, ff: 17Apr58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL854, 30Apr58; w/o 05Sep61.
1961	has7	wa223	XL873 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA223, ff: 23May58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL873, 03Jun58; w/o 31Jul61.
1961	has7	wa226	XL876 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA226, ff: 26Jun58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL876, 03Jul58; w/o 20Mar61.
1961	has7	wa229	XL879 : wreckage to RNEC Manadon. Burnt during at an Open Day.
1961	has7	wa261	XM683 : Jan 1960 to 848 Sq / T-B at Sembawang; ditched off HMS Bulwark while operating off Borneo 26 May 1961
1961	has7	wa272	XN260 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA272, ff: 24Aug59; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN260, 21Sep59; w/o 01May61.
1961	has7	wa281	XN301 : Jan 1960 to 848 Sq / M-B; 21 Nov 1961 ditched off HMS Bulwark during a formation landing, whilst in Hong Kong Harbour
1961	has7	wa283	XN303 : HAS.7 824Sq /333-R Feb 1960, replacing XL849 on unit strength; /333-C from Apr 1961 until ditched and sank off Malta while operating from HMS Centaur on 20 Apr 1961.
1961	has7	wa292	XN312 : 814Sq/281-H by Apr 1960. Ditched and sank during approach to HMS Hermes, S of Hong Kong on 3 Feb 1961
1961	has7	wa303	XN357 : HAS.7 May 1960 to 719 Sq / 626, until ditched and sank c 12nm ESE of Torr Head, NI on 7 Feb 1961
1961	has7	wa313	XN383 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA313, ff: 10Jun60; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XN383, 27Jun60; w/o 16Jan61.
1961	srs.1	wa 32	LN-ORL : del Hvalfangstselskapet Globus Norway as LN-ORL, 1954?; w/o 01Jan61.