- Date
- July 1, 1980
- Place
- Bangor, ME · BANGOR, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N870Sikorsky S-58T
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800701023219A
- Case key
- 129523
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1990 80/7/1 BANGOR,ME SIKORSKY S-58T CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5258 TIME - 1100 N870 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1574 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BANGOR INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRESQUE ISLE,ME BANGOR,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- AFTER STOPPING,HEL TAIL SWUNG RGT,TAIL ROTOR HIT HANGAR,DEBRIS HIT GND ATNDNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N870
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-58T
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bangor Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.