- Date
- July 11, 1980
- Place
- Yehaw Junction, FL · YEHAW JUNCTION, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N46755Sikorsky S-58J
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800711035639A
- Case key
- 129748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1026 80/7/11 YEHAW JUNCTION,FL SIKORSKY S-58J CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 6190 TIME - 1900 N46755 PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 842 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA-LOCKA,FL ORLANDO,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* REMARKS- AFTR FORCED LDG DUE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL,PLT DISCNCTD INVERTER & ATTMPTD ENG RESTART.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46755
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-58J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N46755 · 1
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