# Accident 20120624011489A: Sikorsky S-58B, Brewster, WA, June 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Brewster, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1047° N, 119.7206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1047&lon=-119.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9043N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043N-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58B (registry code 8141804, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-58B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120624011489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD JUST PICKED HELICOPTER UP TO A HOVER WHEN HE NOTICED THE TACH READING ZERO, THE ENGINE STARTING TO RUN ROUGH, AND THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAUGE READING APPROXIMATELY 7" HIGH.  HE SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN.  AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN HE HEARD A BANG FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND FIRE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  HE CUT-OFF THE MIXTURE, CLOSED THE FUEL VALVE, APPLIED THE ROTOR BRAKE AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT OUT THE PILOTS WINDOW/DOOR.  THE FIRE CONTINUED TO SPREAD AND CONSUMED THE ENTIRE AIRFRAME FORWARD OF THE VERTICAL FIN/TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 WPR12LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA292), Jun 24, 2012: Sikorsky S-58B (N9043N), Brewster, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire during hover for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of fire damage that subsequently consumed the structure.

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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