# Accident 19890414007979A: Skrsky S58ET, Santa Ana, CA, April 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1989, 18:33 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CAXA
- Location: 33.6701° N, 117.9002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6701&lon=-117.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1168U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1168U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58ET (registry code 8141803, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 (registry code 52106, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58ET
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,653 total, 128 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414007979A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED OVER A RAMP DEPRESSION, HELICOPTER ENTERED GROUND RESONANCE, LEFT GEAR BROKE DUE CORROSION AND OVERLOAD.

## 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 LAX89FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA160), Apr 15, 1989: Sikorsky S-58ET (N1168U), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING FROM EXCESSIVE LOADING DURING GROUND OPERATIONS, AND FATIGUE CRACKING.

## Other reports on N1168U (1)

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

- [Accident 20190911012989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911012989A), Sep 11, 2019: Sikorsky S-58ET (N1168U), Azusa, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft was in level cruise at about 1000 ft. AGL with an airspeed around 110 KTS on a ferry flgith from mit to ajo. Over the city of Azusa,CA the pilot…

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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