42.4998° N, 83.0055° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 14, 1981 · 10:15 local
Place
Warren, MI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88S
Reported as
Skrsky S58
Reported engine
WRIGHT R182084
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,560 total9,000 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Za lost power on external lift. Jettisoned load. Hard autorotate landing. Hole chaffed in engine fuel pump line.
As the FAA filed it
ZA LOST POWER ON EXTERNAL LIFT. JETTISONED LOAD. HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING. HOLE CHAFFED IN ENGINE FUEL PUMP LINE.