# NTSB NYC69F0130: Sikorsky S-58B, N887, North Creek, NY, July 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1968
- Place: North Creek, NY · NORTH CREEK, NY
- Location: 43.6902° N, 73.9851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Creek, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6902&lon=-73.9851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2903  68/7/18    NORTH CREEK,NY      SIKORSKY S-58B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1030
        TIME - 0915                    N887                PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- CARRYING SLING LOAD UP SIDE OF MT.NOT SUFFICIENT ALT TO RECOVER FROM SETTLING-WITH-POWER CONDITION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N887](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N887), registered now, S/N 58482, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-58B
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-58B](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58b) (registry code 8141804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9HE series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9he-series) (registry code 67029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N887 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA69F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0015), May 20, 1968: Sikorsky S-58A (N887), Duty, VA, substantial damage

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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