- Date
- January 22, 1971
- Place
- Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1172USikorsky S-58E
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159478
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0013 71/1/22 NR.SANDSTON,VA SIKORSKY S-58E CR- 0 0 3 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4434 TIME - 1725 N1172U PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1592 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STRATFORD,CONN RICHMOND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL CERT.FUEL CONSUMPTN ESTD 600LB PER HR,USED 750LB.CONTD FLT AFT FUEL WARN LITE CAME ON
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1172U
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-58E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Byrd Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.