- Date
- March 2, 1980
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4388SSikorsky S-58
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800302005029A
- Case key
- 131805
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0315 80/3/2 CHICAGO,IL SIKORSKY S-58 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0750 N4388S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 55, 13811 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HINSDALE,IL HINSDALE,IL CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB DIAPHRAGM,P/N 399303,SPLIT RESULTING IN EXTREMELY RICH FUEL FLOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4388S
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-58
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4388SRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2007 · Sikorsky S-58JTAirframe modelSikorsky S-58JTEngine modelWright R-1820-66
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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