# NTSB NYC71FFA11: Sikorsky S-58B, N8561, Fonda, NY, August 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1970
- Place: Fonda, NY · FONDA, NY
- Location: 42.9534° N, 74.3729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fonda, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9534&lon=-74.3729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4618  70/8/26    FONDA,NY            SIKORSKY S-58B      CR-  0  0  4  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2600
        TIME - 0745                    N8561               PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FONDA,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- T/R GR BOX SEPRTD AT FRONT FLANGE OF INTMED HOUSING FM STATIC OVRLOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8561](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8561-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 58419, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fulco

## Other investigations on N8561 (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 CHI77FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA009), Nov 30, 1976: Sikorsky S-58B (N8561), Hartford Twp, OH, destroyed

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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