# Accident 19770106002339A: Skrsky S58J, Alameda, CA, January 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1977
- Place: Alameda, CA
- Airport: Nas Alameda Ca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 37.7423° N, 122.2605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alameda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7423&lon=-122.2605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62251, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62251-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58J (registry code 8141814, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 1820G-2-3&5 (registry code 67025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g-2-3-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 893 total, 34 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770106002339A

## Narrative

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

EXT LOAD OPNS.HIT STEEL BEAM ON TOP OF BLDG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK77FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVD09), Jan 6, 1977: Sikorsky S-58 (N62251), Alameda, CA, substantial damage

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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