19791022054769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skrsky S-58D · Kansas City, KS · October 22, 1979

Date: October 22, 1979 · 12:45 local
Place: Kansas City, KS
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6488
Reported as: Skrsky S58D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6488Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Sikorsky S-58DS/N 581573 · Built 1964 Airframe modelSikorsky S-58D Engine modelWright C9HE seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landing in small area, gust of wind moved the helicopter tail rotor into a road grader.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDING IN SMALL AREA, GUST OF WIND MOVED THE HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR INTO A ROAD GRADER.

Other reports on N6488 · 1

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

Accident 19830806039309APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Gatlinburg, TNHelicopter lost power during transition from hover to forward flight and crashed into trees.Aug 6, 1983 · Substantial damage