# Accident 19780502011029A: Skrsky S58E, Kelseyville, CA, May 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Kelseyville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.9694° N, 122.8311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelseyville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9694&lon=-122.8311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79AR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky CH34C (registry code 8141815, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-ch34c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 1820G102 105 (registry code 67026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g102-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,562 total, 500 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502011029A

## Narrative

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

ENG QUIT WHEN BOOST PUMP TURNED OFF AT 250FT AGL.FLT MANUAL STATEMP SHOULD BE ON BLO 2000FT.

## 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 OAK78FVG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG30), May 2, 1978: Sikorsky S-58 (N79AR), Kelseyville, 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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