# Incident 19800929089449I: Skrsky S58ET, Catalina Island, CA, September 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1980, 11:05 local time
- Place: Catalina Island, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BWHA
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of CATALINA (AVX), within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4389S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4389S-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58ET (registry code 8141803, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6T series (registry code 61550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6t-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58ET
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 350 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/19800929089449I

## Narrative

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

NO HOVER LANDING MADE WHEN ONE ENGINE FAILED. PIECES OF TURBINE BLADES FOUND IN EXHAUST AREA.

## Other reports on N4389S (2)

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

- [Incident 19801014084349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014084349I), Oct 14, 1980: Skrsky S58E (N4389S), Santa Catalina, CA. Attempted single engine ferry after permit had been denied. Lost RPM, landed in ocean. Flotation gear worked ok.
- [Incident 19800609054719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609054719I), Jun 9, 1980: Skrsky S58ET (N4389S), Long Beach, CA. Instructor pilot simulated governor failure, then shut engine down when flame came from exhaust.

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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