# Accident 19771016043309A: Skrsky S58E, MI, October 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1977
- Place: MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Aircraft: N99275, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99275-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S58E (registry code 8141811, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s58e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9HE series (registry code 67029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9he-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58E
- Reported engine: WRIGHT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771016043309A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA002), Oct 16, 1977: Sikorsky S-58E (N99275), Flat Rock, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N99275 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950701024389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701024389I), Jul 1, 1995: Skrsky S58E (N99275), Dickson, TN, Minor damage. Lost power on positioning flight while hovering. Suspected water in fuel, was confirmed.

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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