# Accident 19781001043809A: Skrsky S58E, Steamboat Spgs, CO, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Steamboat Spgs, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.4756° N, 106.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamboat Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4756&lon=-106.8229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47783, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47783-1982-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58ET (registry code 8141803, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,188 total, 860 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001043809A

## Narrative

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

MINERAL EXPLORATION.HORIZONTAL HINGE PIN FAILED.BLADE SEPARATED.

## 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 DEN79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA001), Oct 1, 1978: Sikorsky S58ET (N47783), Steamboat Spgs, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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