- Date
- January 22, 1982, 10:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Near Kingston, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N97ARSikorsky S-58J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820122001639A
- Case key
- 71880
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Analysis
The aircraft was engaged in logging operations. While in a hover to pick up a second load of logs, the engine lost power. An autorotation was made into a creek bed. An inspection revealed that snow and water from the cabin interior had penetrated the cabin flooring to the top of the fuel cell and around the fuel cell plate. On removal of the cover plate, a substantial amount of slush was found clogging the fuel filter.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97AR
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-58J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 58-531
- Airframe hours
- 3,176
- Engine
- Wright 1820, 1,450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 133
- Operator
- David H Roth
- Registered owner
- David H Roth
- Departed
- Near Kingston, ID
- Destination
- Near Kingston, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,597 total · 467 in this make and model · 2,576 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.