# Accident 19800728035519A: Skrsky S58, Loughman, FL, July 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Loughman, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 28.2380° N, 81.5698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loughman, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2380&lon=-81.5698&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
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182084
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 6,030 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728035519A

## Narrative

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

DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION ENGINE LOST POWER CAUSING HELICOPTER TO CRASH INTO TREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N51803 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790710018749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018749I), Jul 10, 1979: Skrsky S58 (N51803), Waynesboro, GA, Minor damage. Cable broke while lifting log. Cable struck rotors.

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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