# Accident 19790305007519A: Orlhel SH34J, Laplace, LA, March 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Laplace, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 30.0722° N, 90.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laplace, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0722&lon=-90.4770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46755-1982-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58 (registry code 8141801, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ORLHEL SH34J
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182084
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,201 total, 2,447 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305007519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING HELICOPTER EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION. ACFT HIT A TREE. WRECKAGE NOT ACCESSABLE FOR EXAMINATION.

## 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 FTW79FRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD15), Mar 5, 1979: Sikorsky S-58 (N46755), La Place, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46755 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800711035639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711035639A), Jul 11, 1980: Skrsky S58J (N46755), Yeehaw Junction, FL, Destroyed. Pilot made precautionary landing because of burning smell. Tried restart & aircraft caught fire & burned.

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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