# Accident 19861104053349A: Skrsky S58ET, Becker, MN, November 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1986, 16:45 local time
- Place: Becker, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: EBZL
- Location: 45.4405° N, 93.8300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4405&lon=-93.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4247S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4247S-1989-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58T (registry code 8141800, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58ET
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,961 total, 172 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861104053349A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER WITH SLING LOAD. ROTOR STRUCK CONVEYOR. GROUND IMPACT NOSE DOWN. FUEL CONTAMINATION AND MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 CHI87FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA015), Nov 4, 1986: Sikorsky S-58ET (N4247S), Becker, MN, substantial damage, 1 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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