# Accident 19940221002649A: Skrsky S58T, Walnut Creek, CA, February 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1994, 10:15 local time
- Place: Walnut Creek, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ONRG
- Location: 37.9105° N, 122.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9105&lon=-122.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N581BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581BG-1994-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58DT (registry code 8141842, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58dt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 6,270 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221002649A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOW AND SLOW. ROLLED INVERTED. CRASHED. WATER AND DIRT IN FUEL AND FUEL TRUCK. NO FUEL QUALITY CHECKS.

## 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 LAX94FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA130), Feb 21, 1994: Sikorsky S-58T (N581BG), Walnut Creek, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate fuel quality control procedures by the helicopter operator resulting in fuel contamination and a loss of engine power. The pilot's decision to extend the autorotative glide to avoid…

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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