- Date
- June 28, 1978
- Place
- Harrisburg, PA · HARRISBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90940Sikorsky S58DT
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780628015489A
- Case key
- 141504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1884 78/6/28 HARRISBURG,PA SIKORSKY S58DT CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0945 N90940 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION 46, 11240 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARRISBURG,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- REMOVING 80 FT LIGHT TOWER.TAIL TURNED TO BLIND SIDE OF HELICOPTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90940
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S58DT
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N90940Registration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Sikorsky S-58DTAirframe modelSikorsky S-58DTEngine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.