- Date
- October 17, 1980
- Place
- Lovelock, NV · LOVELOCK, NV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N94523Sikorsky S58DT
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801017057659A
- Case key
- 127573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3712 80/10/17 NR.LOVELOCK,NV SIKORSKY S58DT CR- 3 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5567 TIME - 1715 N94523 PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 1873 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOVELOCK,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RETREATING BLADE STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94523
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S58DT
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N94523Registration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Sikorsky S-58DTAirframe modelSikorsky S-58DTEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6
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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.