# N887: 1957 Sikorsky S-58B - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Sikorsky S-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b) (registry code 8141804, 14 seats) - Engine: [Wright C9HE series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9he-series) (registry code 67029) - Data sheets: [TCDS 1H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H11) (Centerpointe Aerospace Inc.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 58482 - Year built: 1957 - Type: Rotorcraft - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Multiple - Airworthiness date: February 20, 1962 - Certificate issued: March 12, 2009 - Expires: June 30, 2027 - Mode S code: AC37D5 - Registered owner: [Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20AERONAUTICAL%20HERITAGE%20SOCIETY%20INC) - Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 29.6462° N, 95.2771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77061, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=887 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N887 From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Wright C9HE model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 18 in force ### Matched by airframe (Sikorsky S-58B) - [AD 2023-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-11-07): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters 47, 206, 210 and 237 more. Effective Jun 22, 2023 - [AD 95-26-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-26-08): Main Rotor Shaft · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Jan 4, 1996 - [AD 95-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-10-09): Transmission Main Gear Box Ring Gear · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Jun 16, 1995 - [AD 89-25-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/89-25-01): Engine Fire Extinguishing System · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Dec 26, 1989 - [AD 60-17-03 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-17-03-R1): Main Rotor Blade Assemblies · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Feb 2, 1989 - [AD 64-02-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/64-02-06-R1): Pylon and Tail Cone Fittings · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Dec 27, 1988 - [AD 86-25-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/86-25-05): Gearbox Pinions Or Gears · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Jan 5, 1987 - [AD 85-17-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/85-17-08): Main Rotor Head Bolts · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Jan 13, 1986 - [AD 82-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/82-01-07): Horizontal Hinge Pins · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Feb 1, 1982 - [AD 74-15-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-15-06): Tail Rotor Gear Box · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Dec 30, 1977 - [AD 75-13-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-13-01): Main Rotor Assembly · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective May 20, 1977 - [AD 75-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-07-08): Tail Assembly · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Apr 8, 1975 - [AD 75-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-07-07): Emergency Hatch Handles · Sikorsky S-58B, S-58BT, S-58D and 9 more. Effective Apr 8, 1975 - [AD 59-16-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/59-16-04): Damper Trunnion Bolt · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Apr 8, 1975 - [AD 66-19-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/66-19-04): Tail Rotor Blades · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 20 more. Effective Aug 14, 1966 - [AD 61-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/61-01-03): Input Bevel Gear · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Dec 30, 1960 - [AD 60-24-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/60-24-04): Electrical Cable · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more. Effective Nov 28, 1960 - [AD 57-19-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/57-19-02): Engine Cooling Fan Assembly · Sikorsky S-58A, S-58B, S-58BT and 12 more ### Matched by engine (Wright C9HE series) None in force. ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2021-23-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-23-13) (historical): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters K-225, K-190A, K-240 and 237 more. Effective Dec 9, 2021 ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB NYC69F0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0130), Jul 18, 1968: Sikorsky S-58B (N887), North Creek, NY, destroyed - [NTSB DIA69F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0015), May 20, 1968: Sikorsky S-58A (N887), Duty, VA, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N887. ## Reports on N887 not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N887, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19800702059199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702059199I), Jul 2, 1980: Boeing 727 (N887), St Louis, MO. Airline received a call from unidentified female that a bomb was on board flight 273. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (16) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Sikorsky S-58B) - [STC SH3319NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH3319NM): Installation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the Landing /Taxi Recognition Visual Control Light system,. Precise Flight Inc - [STC SA5783NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5783NM): Fabrication of Onboard Systems Model 7 CROPHAWK spray flow measuring system. Onboard Systems International - [STC SH5780NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH5780NM): Fabrication of Onboard Systems model E-46 cargo hook load weigh system. Onboard Systems International - [STC SR02704SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02704SE): Installation and maintenance of the Sunspot 36 and 46 series lights. AeroLED's Holdings LLC - [STC SR04483CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR04483CH): Installation of NASI NREM18M Air Conditioning Module. National Aircraft Service Inc. (NASI) - [STC SR00359BO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR00359BO): Installation of Parmetheus Plus LED PAR36 and PAR46 taxi and landing lights. Whelen Aerospace Technologies - [STC SR02394AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02394AK): Replacement of existing landing and/or hover light bulbs with Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting system. Seaplanes North LLC - [STC SR03310CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR03310CH): Installation of NASI Air Conditioning Module. National Aircraft Service Inc - [STC SA2693NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2693NM): Installation of Electronics International digital volt/amp gauges and accessories. Electronics International Inc - [STC SA1626NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International - [STC SH8030SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH8030SW): Installation of an engine fire detection system. California Helicopter Intn'l, Inc - [STC SH770NW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH770NW): Installation of a weighing system. Onboard Systems - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SH142WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH142WE): Installation of electronic weighing system c-40. Onboard Systems - [STC SH453NW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH453NW): Installation of an electronic weighing system (for monitoring cargo weight). Measurement Systems Intl - [STC SH268WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SH268WE): Installation of stainless steel fire shields around aluminum engine mount fittings (P/N S1620-61435) of HSS, HUS, H-34 military series helicopters. (S-58 SERIES Military versions HSS, HUS, H-34). TBM, Inc. Lists S-58 Series ## Earlier aircraft with N887 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N887 before. - [Cancelled 1930-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N887-1930-04-02): Morse Thomas SCOUT, S/N 231, built 1918. Owner: [Shank Bob](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHANK%20BOB), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis) ## Related - Other Sikorsky S-58B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b/aircraft.md - The Wright C9HE series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9he-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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