# Accident 19770603021889A: Skrsky S58E, Sarasota, FL, June 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1977
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99482, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99482-1980-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58E (registry code 8141809, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,551 total, 14 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLD64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770603021889A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA77FLD64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD64), Jun 3, 1977: Sikorsky S58 (N99482), Sarasota, FL, 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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