# NTSB LAX81FA006: Sikorsky S58DT, N94523, Lovelock, NV, October 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1980
- Place: Lovelock, NV · LOVELOCK, NV
- Location: 40.1787° N, 118.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovelock, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1787&lon=-118.4774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94523-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 581809, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S58DT
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-58DT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58dt) (registry code 8141842) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-6) (registry code 52106, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19801017057659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017057659A), Oct 17, 1980: Skrsky S58DT, Lovelock, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Helicopter pitched up from level flight. Rolled inverted. Descended vertically and exploded on impact. Unknown.

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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