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Los Angeles Airways Flight 417

1968 in Los AngelesAccidents and incidents involving the Sikorsky S-61Airliner accidents and incidents caused by mechanical failureAugust 1968 events in the United StatesAviation accidents and incidents in California
Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1968Compton, CaliforniaDisasters in Los AngelesLos Angeles Airways accidents and incidents
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Los Angeles Airways Flight 417 was a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter that crashed on August 14, 1968 in the city of Compton, California. All eighteen passengers and three crew members were killed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. According to the National Transportation Safety Board the probable cause of the accident was fatigue failure. The accident happened when the (arbitrarily designated) yellow blade, one of five main rotor blades, separated from the spindle that attached the blade to the rotor head. Following failure, the helicopter was uncontrollable and it fell to the ground. The fatigue crack originated in an area of substandard hardness and inadequate shot peening.

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Los Angeles Airways Flight 417
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N 33.9 ° E -118.2 °
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East Bales Street 2198
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