# NTSB MIA76FKT94: Sikorsky S58E, N41843, Ft Lauderdale, FL, September 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1976
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKT94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2939   76/9/1    FT LAUDERDALE,FL    SIKORSKY S58E       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 18050
        TIME - 1636                    N41843              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT WAS NOT RATED IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41843](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41843-1981-07-09), registration cancelled 1981-07-09, S/N 56-4305, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S58E
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-58E](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58e) (registry code 8141809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Int

## 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 19760901030429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901030429A), Sep 1, 1976: Orlhel H19ASKRSKY, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. Plt was not rated in acft.

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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