# Accident 19931201045769A: Skrsky S58, Walterboro, SC, December 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1993, 15:25 local time
- Place: Walterboro, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: MHSL
- Location: 32.8996° N, 80.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8996&lon=-80.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8503J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8503J-1995-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky UH-34G (registry code 8141817, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-uh-34g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 989C9HE2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931201045769A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER LOGGING REPORT THROTTLE STUCK AT PARTIAL POWER. LANDED IN TREES. THROTTLE OR LINKAGE DEFECT FOUND.

## 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 ATL94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA025), Dec 1, 1993: Sikorsky H34-G (N8503J), Walterboro, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The seizure of the aircraft throttle to engine linkage for unknown reasons.

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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