# Accident 19830714059949A: Skrsky S58B, Biggs, CA, July 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Biggs, CA
- Airport: Jones/Ac-Viation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OREG
- Location: 39.4208° N, 121.6695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4208&lon=-121.6695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9043P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043P-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58B (registry code 8141804, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,334 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FVG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714059949A

## Narrative

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

GROUND RESONANCE OCCURED ON ROLLING TAKEOFF. SHOOK HELICOPTER SIDE TO SIDE. LEFT GEAR FAILED. ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 LAX83FVG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG14), Jul 14, 1983: Sikorsky S-58 (N9043P), Biggs, CA, destroyed

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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