- Date
- June 14, 1977
- Place
- Golconda, NV · GOLCONDA, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9497Sikorski S58FT
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80102
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3859 77/6/14 NR.GOLCONDA,NV SIKORSKI S58FT CR- 1 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1345 N9497 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 59, 14608 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 293 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKO,NV WINNEMUCCA,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAGNETOMETER SURVEY FOR URANIUM DEPOSITS.OPN AT 400FT AGL WITH EXT LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9497
- Reported as
- Sikorski S58FT
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9497Registration cancelled Jun 19, 2018 · Sikorsky S-58FTAirframe modelSikorsky S-58FTEngine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
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