# N4389S: 1962 Sikorsky S-58ET, registration cancelled 2012-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-58ET](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58et) (registry code 8141803)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6T series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6t-series) (registry code 61550)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H11](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H11), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 581552
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1973
- Last registry action: June 2, 2004
- Mode S code: A5447A
- Owner when cancelled: [Briles Wing & Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRILES%20WING%20%26%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2857° N, 122.8975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97501, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4389S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4389S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4389S-2012-11-21

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-58ET: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58et.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19801014084349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014084349I), Oct 14, 1980: Skrsky S58E (N4389S), Santa Catalina, CA. Attempted single engine ferry after permit had been denied. Lost RPM, landed in ocean. Flotation gear worked ok.
- [Incident 19800929089449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929089449I), Sep 29, 1980: Skrsky S58ET (N4389S), Catalina Island, CA. No hover landing made when one engine failed. Pieces of turbine blades found in exhaust area.
- [Incident 19800609054719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609054719I), Jun 9, 1980: Skrsky S58ET (N4389S), Long Beach, CA. Instructor pilot simulated governor failure, then shut engine down when flame came from exhaust.

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