# Accident 19850420020599A: Skrsky S58ET, Gulf Of Mexico, FL, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 15:10 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N65526, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65526-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58ET (registry code 8141803, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6T series (registry code 61550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6t-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58ET
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420020599A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA153), Apr 20, 1985: Sikorsky S-58ET (N65526), Gulf Of Mexico, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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