Los Angeles Airways, Inc., 5-61L, Helicopter, N300Y

What Happened

Los Angeles Airways, Inc., S-61L helicopter, N300Y9, crashed at Compton, California, on August 14, 1968, at approximately 1035 P.d.t. All 18 passengers and three crewmembers were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The flight was en route from Los Angeles International Airport to the heliport at Anaheim, California, when the yellow blade, one of five main rotor blades, separated at the spindle which attached the blade to the rotor head. Following the failure, the helicopter was uncontrollable and it fell to the ground.

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