- Date
- January 16, 1980
- Place
- Pt Bonita, CA · PT BONITA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N81TASikorsy S-58C
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800116000949A
- Case key
- 131460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1412 80/1/16 PT BONITA,CA SIKORSY S-58C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3790 TIME - 1328 N81TA PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PT BONITA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADES COLLIDED WITH BARGE STANCHIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81TA
- Reported as
- Sikorsy S-58C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N81TARegistration cancelled May 25, 2011 · Sikorsky S-58CAirframe modelSikorsky S-58CEngine modelWright CURTISS OX5
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.