19850420020599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Skrsky S-58ET · Gulf Of Mexico, FL · April 20, 1985

Date
April 20, 1985 · 15:10 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N65526
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA153
Reported as
Skrsky S58ET
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6T3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
8,800 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Impacted water with one engine shut down due to fuel pump drive failure. Sheared bolts on swashplate assembly.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED WATER WITH ONE ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FUEL PUMP DRIVE FAILURE. SHEARED BOLTS ON SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.