# N4388S: 1962 Sikorsky S-58JT, registration cancelled 2007-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-58JT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58jt) (registry code 8141807)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820-66](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-66) (registry code 67021)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 581551
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1974
- Last registry action: June 19, 2007
- Mode S code: A54457
- Owner when cancelled: [Midwest Helicopter Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20HELICOPTER%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Hinsdale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Hinsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8007° N, 87.9282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60521, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4388S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4388S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4388S-2007-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sikorsky S-58JT: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58jt.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 CHI80FEE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE17), Mar 2, 1980: Sikorsky S-58 (N4388S), Chicago, IL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800302005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302005029A), Mar 2, 1980: Skrsky S58/ (N4388S), Chicago, IL, Destroyed. Helicopter conducting external load operation had engine falure during hover & crashed while attempting to land.
- [Accident 19730827028159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827028159A), Aug 27, 1973: Skrsky S58JT (N4388S), NC, Substantial damage

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