# Incident 19830706041149I: Skrsky S58J, Gary, IN, July 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1983
- Place: Gary, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90561, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90561-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58D (registry code 8141808, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,320 total, 950 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830706041149I

## Narrative

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

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

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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