# Incident 19840823048579I: Skrsky S58J, San Jose, CA, August 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1984, 08:15 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8294-1988-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S58E (registry code 8141811, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s58e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58J
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182084
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823048579I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE RETURNING FROM JOB SIGHT. AFTER FORCED LANDING FOUND A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE HAD MADE A HOLE IN PISTON.

## Other reports on N8294 (3)

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

- [Accident 19810530035969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530035969A), May 30, 1981: Skrsky S58E (N8294), Tehachapi, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter rotor blade struck signpost as pilot parked for refueling after flight. Wind was factor.
- [Incident 19800905069129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905069129I), Sep 5, 1980: Skrsky S58E (N8294), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Right side sliding bubble window separated from aircraft, damaging an auto and injuring an auto passenger.
- [Accident 19771128035659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771128035659A), Nov 28, 1977: Skrsky S58E (N8294), Washington, NC, Substantial damage. Elbow fitting connecting main fuel hose to carburetor failed,aluminum part should have been steel.

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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