# Incident 19980429026459I: Skrsky S58E, Oakland Park, FL, April 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Oakland Park, FL
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 26.1787° N, 80.1526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1787&lon=-80.1526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58J (registry code 8141814, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58E
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 989C9HE2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980429026459I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE BACK TO FXE AT 500 DEGREE, ENGINE BACKFIRED LOST POWER, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT HOLD ALTITUDE, PILOT LANDED. PILOT PERFORMED AUTO ROTATION TO SAFE LANDING, NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, OR PERSONNEL. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE TO #6 CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BACK FIRE. OPERATOR FILED A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.

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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