# Accident 19800711035639A: Skrsky S58J, Yeehaw Junction, FL, July 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Yeehaw Junction, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7032° N, 80.8836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yeehaw Junction, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7032&lon=-80.8836&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: SKRSKY S58J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,190 total, 842 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711035639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BECAUSE OF BURNING SMELL. TRIED RESTART & AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE & BURNED.

## 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 MIA80DLD78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD78), Jul 11, 1980: Sikorsky S-58J (N46755), Yehaw Junction, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N46755 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790305007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305007519A), Mar 5, 1979: Orlhel SH34J (N46755), Laplace, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed during helicopter external load operation. Acft hit a tree. Wreckage not accessable for examination.

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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