# Accident 19830805039179A: Skrsky S58, Westwego, LA, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Westwego, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 29.9006° N, 90.1392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9006&lon=-90.1392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2518M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2518M-1995-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58E (registry code 8141809, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 117 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805039179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE STRINGING A POWERLINE. HELICOPTER SETTLED INTO A BAYOU. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW83LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA365), Aug 5, 1983: Sikorsky S-58 (N2518M), Westwego, LA, substantial damage

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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