# Accident 19940128001069A: Skrsky S58ET, San Jose, CA, January 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1994, 07:37 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ONRL
- Location: 37.3390° N, 121.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3390&lon=-121.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4995G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4995G-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58ET (registry code 8141803, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58ET
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128001069A

## Narrative

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

EXTERNAL LOAD HELICOPTERS ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN ROTORS DECAYED. CRASHED ON BUILDING ROOF. APPARENTLY OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 LAX94FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA106), Jan 28, 1994: Sikorsky S-58 (N4995G), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PROXIMITY OF HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS.

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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