# NTSB CHI80FEE17: Sikorsky S-58, N4388S, Chicago, IL, March 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1980
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4388S-2007-07-30), registration cancelled 2007-07-30, S/N 581551, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-58
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-58JT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58jt) (registry code 8141807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-1820-66](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-66) (registry code 67021, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800302005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302005029A), Mar 2, 1980: Skrsky S58/, Chicago, IL, Destroyed. Helicopter conducting external load operation had engine falure during hover & crashed while attempting to land.

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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