"The wreckage covered an area extending 2,800 feet in the direction of 315 degrees and 1,120 feet wide. The cabin, powerplant, landing gear, main rotor mast, three complete main rotor blades, and about one-third of the fourth blade covered an area approximately 50 feet in diameter."
ICAO AAD (Aircraft Accident Digest) #12, 1962, p 221
Who, what, where, when, why
Who:
13 deceased. This included 11 passengers, and the crew being pilots Robert Meyer and John Walker.
What:
aircraft model — Sikorsky S-58C
aircraft registration — N879
flight # — 698
From 1960 to 1968, it was the worst civilian helicopter accident in the U.S.