# Accident 19820406008069A: Skrsky S58J, Siletz, OR, April 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1982, 09:45 local time
- Place: Siletz, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.7707° N, 123.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7707&lon=-123.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47246-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58JT (registry code 8141807, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58jt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58J
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,521 total, 2,016 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820406008069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DRIVE SHORT SHAFT FAILED ON SLING LOAD OPERATION. CRASH LANDED. EVIDENCE OF PRIOR REPAIRS AT FAILURE POINT.

## 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 SEA82DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA047), Apr 6, 1982: Sikorsky S-58J (N47246), Siletz, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N47246 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740804027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804027309A), Aug 4, 1974: Skrsky S58JT (N47246), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. Rapid application of collective,experienced collective bounce. Insufficient collective friction.

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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