# Incident 19801014084349I: Skrsky S58E, Santa Catalina, CA, October 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Santa Catalina, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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 S58E
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 800 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/19801014084349I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED SINGLE ENGINE FERRY AFTER PERMIT HAD BEEN DENIED.  LOST RPM, LANDED IN OCEAN.  FLOTATION GEAR WORKED OK.

## Other reports on N4389S (2)

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

- [Incident 19800929089449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929089449I), Sep 29, 1980: Skrsky S58ET (N4389S), Catalina Island, CA. No hover landing made when one engine failed. Pieces of turbine blades found in exhaust area.
- [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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