# Incident 19790710018749I: Skrsky S58, Waynesboro, GA, July 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0913° N, 82.0143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0913&lon=-82.0143&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51803-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58 (registry code 8141801, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018749I

## Narrative

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

CABLE BROKE WHILE LIFTING LOG. CABLE STRUCK ROTORS.

## Other reports on N51803 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800728035519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728035519A), Jul 28, 1980: Skrsky S58 (N51803), Loughman, FL, Substantial damage. During external load operation engine lost power causing helicopter to crash into trees.

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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