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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skrsky S58J · Gary, IN · July 6, 1983

Date: July 6, 1983
Place: Gary, IN
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N90561
Reported as: Skrsky S58J
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,320 total950 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N90561Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Sikorsky S-58DS/N 58-1332 · Built 1958 Airframe modelSikorsky S-58D Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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.

Began to yaw in hover. Auto rotated. Hard landing damaged helicopter. Tail rotor drive shaft coupling failed.

As the FAA filed it

BEGAN TO YAW IN HOVER. AUTO ROTATED. HARD LANDING DAMAGED HELICOPTER. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING FAILED.