# Accident 19730827028159A: Skrsky S58JT, NC, August 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N4388S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4388S-2007-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58JT (registry code 8141807, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58jt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820-66 (registry code 67021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58JT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,262 total, 288 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827028159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4388S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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