# Accident 19801017057659A: Skrsky S58DT, Lovelock, NV, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.1787° N, 118.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovelock, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1787&lon=-118.4774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94523, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94523-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58DT (registry code 8141842, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58dt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 (registry code 52106, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58DT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,567 total, 1,873 in this make and model, 309 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017057659A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER PITCHED UP FROM LEVEL FLIGHT. ROLLED INVERTED. DESCENDED VERTICALLY AND EXPLODED ON IMPACT. UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX81FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA006), Oct 17, 1980: Sikorsky S58DT (N94523), Lovelock, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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