# NTSB DEN68A0038: Sikorsky S-58C, N868, Deckers, CO, February 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1968
- Place: Deckers, CO · DECKERS, CO
- Location: 39.2547° N, 105.2269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deckers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2547&lon=-105.2269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0564  68/2/21    DECKERS,COLO        SIKORSKY S-58C      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2550
        TIME - 1200                    N868                PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N868](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868-1991-01-28), registration cancelled 1991-01-28, S/N 58449 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-58C
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-58C](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58c) (registry code 8141806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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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