# Accident 19880713026559A: Skrsky S58BT, Marina Del Rey, CA, July 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1988, 16:35 local time
- Place: Marina Del Rey, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 33.9807° N, 118.4606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9807&lon=-118.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94AH-1990-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58B (registry code 8141804, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58BT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,258 total, 36 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713026559A

## Narrative

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

RAN SELECTED FUEL TANK,DRY FAILED TO USE OTHER. AUTOROTATED TO A CANAL. LOAD OPERATION HAD NO EMERGENCY AREA.

## 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 LAX88FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA254), Jul 13, 1988: Sikorsky S-58BT (N94AH), Marina Del Rey, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND A DUEL ENGINE FLAMEOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SIKORSKY S58T.

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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