- Date
- October 16, 1977
- Place
- Flat Rock, MI · FLAT ROCK, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N99275Sikorsky S-58E
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771016043309A
- Case key
- 144329
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4254 77/10/16 FLAT ROCK,MI SIKORSKY S-58E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 7000 TIME - 0845 N99275 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE,MI FLAT ROCK,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXTERNAL LIFT OPS.PISTON FAILED IN BOSS AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99275
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-58E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N99275Registration cancelled Apr 16, 2013 · Sikorsky S58EAirframe modelSikorsky S58EEngine modelWright C9HE series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.