# Accident 20031222033589A: Skrsky S58DT, Detroit, MI, December 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2003, 18:06 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BUBA
- Location: 42.2378° N, 83.5303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2378&lon=-83.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N598S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598S-2004-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58DT (registry code 8141842, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58dt) (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 S58DT
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,754 total, 77 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031222033589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEC. 22, 2003 1805 LOCAL TIME AT WILLOR RUN AIRPORT (YIP) A SIKORSKI HELICOPTER N598S CALLED WILLOW RUN TOWER, 6 MILES EAST LANDING CUSTOMS. WILLOW RUN TOWER CLEARED N598S DIRECT CUSTOM'S RAMP. N598S CAME STRAIGHT IN FROM THE EAST TURNED LEFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT AN UNLIT 60FT. LITE POLE.

## 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 CHI04LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA047), Dec 22, 2003: Sikorsky S-58JT (N598S), Ypsilanti, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot became disoriented and attempted to land the helicopter at the wrong ramp resulting in his failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the approach. The light poles were a factor to the…

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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