# Incident 19841129067539I: Skrsky S58*, Champaign, IL, November 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1984, 14:02 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4247V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4247V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58JT (registry code 8141807, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58jt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 (registry code 52102, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,842 total, 1,562 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841129067539I

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVRING EXTERNAL LOAD MICROWAVE ANTENNA A GUST OF WIND CAUSED LOAD TO SWING. CARGO HOOK DROPPED LOAD.

## Other reports on N4247V (1)

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

- [Incident 19841202073499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841202073499I), Dec 2, 1984: Skrsky S58* (N4247V), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Precautionary landing due to severe compressor stall and power loss. FOD to compressor rotor, power turbine sec.

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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