Helicopter Accidents

Year 1963 accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1963	107-ii	3	N6673D : NYA d/d01jun62; w/o 14oct63 New York Airways Flight 600 crashed shortly after takeoff from Idlewild Airport (now JFK) en route to Newark via Wall Street due to lubricant oil contamination leading to component fatigue; 3 crew and 3 passenger fatalities
1963	h-19c	55-277	0504 : ARA d/d 31dec59 as 2-PH-413 ex BuNo 51-14298; 1960 as 2-H-13; w/o nov63 in Antarctica
1963	h-21b	B-159	02-4758 : del JASDF as H-21B 02-4758 unk; units unk; w/o 16Mar63.
1963	H-21C	FR59	FR59 : w/o 3 Jul 1963 in Algeria as /AAS.
1963	H-34A	SA.115	SA.115 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.115; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.115, unk; xfer CIEH, unk; w/o 06Jun63.
1963	H-34A	SA.54	SA.54 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.54; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.54, unk; xfer EH 23, unk; w/o 21May63.
1963	H-34A	SA.68	SA.68 : Sud Aviation, H-34A, c/n SA.68; del France Armee de l'Air as SA.68, unk; xfer EH 23, 23-LD, unk; w/o 25Mar63.
1963	h-34a	58-133	54886 : xfer VNAF as H-34C, 54886, unk; w/o 30Mar63.
1963	h-34a	58-401	SKY.401 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-401; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.401, 08Jan57; coded ER; w/o accident 01Aug63.
1963	h-34a	58-42	53-4488 : scr 1984 Phoenix
1963	h-34a	58-574	55-4503 : w/o 25may63
1963	h-34a	58-978	57-1747 : 1962
1963	h-37a	56-056	55-627 : w/o 12dec63, Vietnam. 4 killed
1963	hh-34f	58-1049	H-16 : w/o 27oct63
1963	hh-52a	62-023	1354 : Sikorsky S-62C c/n 62-023, ff?; del USCG as HH-52A Seaguard 1354, Salem, OR, 16Mar63; w/o after ditching at sea, 02May63. [Shortest service life of HH-52A: 47 days.]
1963	HRS-2	55-264	130181 : w/o 07aug63
1963	hss-1	58-229	141583 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-229, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141583, 26Mar56; redesig SH-34G, Oct62; w/o with HS-4 aboard USS Yorktown, 08May63.
1963	hss-1n	58-1017	145968 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, cn 58-1017, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1N, 145698, 11Dec58; damage sustained, 30Apr63; soc O&R BuWeps FR, Jacksonville, FL, 16May63
1963	hss-1n	58-1160	145 : MAP BuNo 147635. 8 sqd 8-5. w/o near Gibraltar 31jan63
1963	hss-1n	58-1375	140 : Map BuNo 149133. 8 sqd. w/o near Gibraltar 31jan63.
1963	hss-2	61-090	149681 : USN; SH-3A HS-9 w/o 12feb63
1963	hss-2	61-100	149689 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 26may63
1963	hss-2	61-111	149697 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 06feb63
1963	hss-2	61-126	149709 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 21jan63
1963	hss-2	61-131	149714 : USN; SH-3A HS-9 w/o 14nov63
1963	hss-2	61-132	149715 : USN; SH-3A HS-6 w/o 16aug63
1963	hss-2	61-181	149911 : USN; SH-3A HS-8 w/o 15aug63
1963	hus-1	58-1037	145805 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1037, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145805, 02Mar59; w/o HMM-162, YL-77, SW Pacific, 10Mar63.
1963	hus-1	58-1051	145811 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1051, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145811, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Southeast Asia, 16Jul63.
1963	hus-1	58-1302	148759 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1302, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148759, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o RVN, 08Oct63, 4 KIA.
1963	hus-1	58-1350	148781 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-1350, ff:? del USMC as HUS-1, 148781, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o Vietnam, 08Oct63.
1963	hus-1	58-1390	H-48 : Sikorsky HUS-1, c/n 58-1390, ff?; del US Navy as HUS-1, 148805, unk; unit assignements unk; xfer to USAF as HH-34D, 61-4489, unk; xfer to Air America as H-Y, unk; rereg as H-48, unk; xfer International Control Commission as CIC-2, unk; lost in Laos, 03May63.
1963	hus-1	58-838	145747 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-837, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145746, 29Mar58; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o HMM-162, Southeast Asia, 10Mar63.
1963	hus-1	58-852	145754 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-852, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 145754, 01Apr58; xfer HMM-362, YL-##, unk; xfer HMM-261, EM-##, unk; redesig UH-34D, Oct62; w/o SW Pacific, 15Sep63.
1963	hus-1	58-916	145773 : w/o 3oct63
1963	hus-1a	58-799	145715 : xfer USN as UH-34E, 145715, unk; w/o VU-8, NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR, 27Jun63.
1963	oh-13h	2483	3B-HE : OL w/o 2Oct63
1963	S-55	55-292	0504 : 31dec59 w/o nov63
1963	S-55	55-759	SE-HBA : Sikorsky S-55 c/n 55-759, ff:?; del Osterman Aero AS as SE-HBA, 22Jul54; w/o 06Sep63.
1963	ah.1	f.9477	XP851 : w/o 10may63 Yeovil.
1963	se3130	1158	02111 : 1158/C54 Hkp2 type, Marinen 2HD /111; w/o 03oct63
1963	se3130	1260	154 : M154. w/o 04may63
1963	se3130	1644	XJ384 : 1963 my father flew this helicopter in Germany. Yes, he was the pilot who wrote it off - hot and heavy take off out of a clearing, awkward wind direction, loss of translational lift and crash in front of a Canadian field hospital area (they were on excercise in the next field... No fatalities thanks to a rather surprised bunch of Canuck medics who thought Hey, those Brits really put on a great training excercise for us
1963	se3130	1689	PK-137 : PO-137; HFB12; w/o 29.03.1963 Wasseralfingen
1963	se3130	1750	PP-142 : w/o 17.01.1963
1963	Skeeter 7	S2/5069	XL738 : To Ivybridge, Devon, still there Aug 2001
1963	Sycamore 4	13150	XE309 : Lost control at low level and crashed while with CFS(H), 0.5m S of Ternhill on 27 Mar 1963.
1963	Sycamore 4	13272	XG512 : Rotors struck ground after nosewheel collapsed on landing at Tobruk on 4 Jul 1963 while with 103Sq
1963	Sycamore 4	13371	XG517 : Rotors struck ground on landing at Tobruk on 23 Aug 1963 while with 103Sq
1963	Sycamore 4	13414	XJ919 : w/o 27 Feb 1963 after engine failure, at Boscombe Down
1963	Sycamore 4	13438	XL822 : w/o while searching along the Tusan Valley for the wreckage of 66 Sq Belvedere HC.1 XG473 (qv) which had crashed 2 days earlier, XL822 force landed and rolled over after a partial engine failure, as 110 Sq / V.
1963	mk.52	13500	CB+018 : w/o 7 May 1963, ditched in Wadden Sea near Cuxhaven close to Grosser Knechtsand island, after engine failure
1963	Type 192 Belvedere	13357	XG462 : RAF; preserved (nose) at Weston-Super-Mare helicopter museum
1963	Type 192 Belvedere	13364	XG473 : This was the aircraft that my step dad's father was flying (Flt Lt A. P. J. Dodson) I've just informed him what I found (the wreckage being at the national army museum) If there is any more information surrounding this, I'd love to know. It carries a great deal of sentiment to the family.
1963	Type 192 Belvedere	13366	XG475 : del RAF as Belvedere HC.1 XG475, 10May62; w/o 05Dec63; soc and scr at No.71 MU Bicester dump, unk.
1963	UH-2A	23	149019 : Reported to have crashed at sea during 1963. recovered
1963	UH-2A	24	149020 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 24, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 149020 unk; redesig UH-2A Oct62; xfer HU-2, HU-??, unk; w/o 05Aug63.
1963	UH-2A	38	149034 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 38, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 149034 unk; redesig UH-2A in 1962; xfer HU-2, Det 62, HU-??, unk; asgd USS Independence, (CVA-62) unk; w/o 17Jul63.
1963	UH-2A	7	147974 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 7, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 147974 unk; redesig UH-2A Oct 1962; w/o 26Jul63.
1963	UH-2A	78	149776 : w/o 17sep63, I was with HU-1/HC-1, UH-2A 149776 was lost due to power failure while being flown in the dead mans curve to avoid corrosive spray. The flotation bag failed on the starboard side from the hard landing and rolled over and sank.
1963	UH-2A	79	149777 : If I am not mistaken this went down on 28Jan63 and pilot LT(jg) Robert A Short was the only casualty
1963	UH-2A	86	149784 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 86, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 149784 unk; redesig UH-2A in 1962; xfer HU-2, HU-??, unk; w/o 18Apr63.
1963	UH-2A	9	147976 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite, c/n 9, ff?; del USN as UH2K-1, 147976 unk; redesig UH-2A Oct 1962; xfer HU-1, UP-??, unk; asgd USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) unk; ditched at sea 12Sep63, 4 crew successfully recovered; aircraft capsized but remained afloat & recoverd by BHR same day; w/o 30Oct63.
1963	UH-2B	97	150147 : Kaman K-20 Seasprite c/n 97, ff?; del USN as UH-2B 150147 unk; redesig UH-2B in 1962; xfer HU-1, UP-??, unk; w/o 29Oct63.
1963	V43	WG 12	PA+207 : also seen as QF+465, am 07.04.62 crashed & scraped in Mendig
1963	V43	WG 13	PA+208 : also seen as QF+466, w.o. 03.12.63, crashed
1963	has.1	wa 43	XM922 : 814 Sq / 344-H by Feb 1962. Ditched and sank off HMS Hermes 12 Aug 1963 while operating off Aden
1963	has.1	wa 45	XM924 : 814Sq/346-H by Feb 1962; w/o ditched and sank while operating from HMS Hermes, 38nm SW of Subic Bay, Philippines
1963	has.1	wa 46	XM925 : d/d 7 Dec 1961, w/o in Gulf of Aden whilst with 814Sq/347-V operating from HMS Victorious on 10 Sep 1963
1963	has.1	wa 58	XP107 : A2527 to Predannack 11 Sep 1986, still present May 1988, Feb 1990. Scrapped Jul 1991.
1963	has.1	wa 78	XP145 : built as HAS.1, ff 22 Jun 1962, dd to Fleetlands 30 Jul 1962 and stored. 819 Sq/323-H by Jul 1963. Ditched and sank 4 Oct 1963 while operating from HMS Hermes, S of Crete.
1963	has.1	wa 96	XS117 : Westland Wessex HAS.1, c/n WA096, f/f:?; del Royal Navy as XS117, 30/04/1963; w/o 10/12/1963.
1963	har.2	wa147	XK991 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA147, ff: 29Dec56; del Royal Air Force as XK991, 15Jan57; conv HAR.10, unk; w/o 07May63; wfu as 7810M [ntu]; scr Dishforth, 1963.
1963	har.4	wa 44	XJ428 : HAR.10 228 Sq; 10 Sep 1963 crash landed following power loss, 2m S of Bridlington, while with 228 Sq.
1963	has7	wa166	XK939 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA166, ff: 17Sep57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XK939, 22Sep57; w/o 24Jul63; scr 25Aug64.
1963	has7	wa222	XL872 : ditched and sank c 115nm S of Mogadishu, while operating from HMS Centaur.
1963	has7	wa259	XM668 : Oct 1963 to Culdrose fire pits