# NTSB FTW79FRD15: Sikorsky S-58, N46755, La Place, LA, March 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1979
- Place: La Place, LA · LA PLACE, LA
- Location: 30.0722° N, 90.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laplace, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0722&lon=-90.4770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0731   79/3/5    LA PLACE,LA         SIKORSKY S-58       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 6475
        TIME - 1105                    N46755              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 2447 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PLACE,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED,IN TREES 30FT AGL IN SNAKE INFESTED SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46755](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46755-1982-01-18), registration cancelled 1982-01-18, S/N 147998, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-58
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-58](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58) (registry code 8141801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790305007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305007519A), Mar 5, 1979: Orlhel SH34J, Laplace, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed during helicopter external load operation. Acft hit a tree. Wreckage not accessable for examination.

## Other investigations on N46755 (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 MIA80DLD78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD78), Jul 11, 1980: Sikorsky S-58J (N46755), Yehaw Junction, FL, 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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