# NTSB DIA69F0015: Sikorsky S-58A, N887, Duty, VA, May 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1968
- Place: Duty, VA · DUTY, VA
- Location: 37.0815° N, 82.1518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duty, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0815&lon=-82.1518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2086  68/5/20    DUTY,VA             SIKORSKY S-58A      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30,
        TIME - 1247                    N887                PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 1000
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN 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
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION.ROLL-OVER DUE TO LDG ON 30 DEG SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N887](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N887), registered now, S/N 58482, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-58A
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b) (registry code 8141804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9HE series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9he-series) (registry code 67029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N887 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC69F0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0130), Jul 18, 1968: Sikorsky S-58B (N887), North Creek, NY, 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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