# NTSB ANC72FAG61: Sikorsky S-58T, N9469, Anchorage, AK, October 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1971
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72FAG61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAG61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3256  71/10/11   ANCHORAGE,ALAS      SIKORSKY S-58T      CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 19047
        TIME - 0925                    N9469               PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PT.WORONZOF,ALAS            ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: PICK-UP EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SLING LOAD INDUCED FWD PITCHING MOMENT INTO ACFT.PLT DRAGGED LOAD W PWR INSTEAD OF RDCNG COLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9469](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9469-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 58926 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-58T
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-58](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58) (registry code 8141801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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