- Date
- April 6, 1982, 09:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Siletz, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N47246Sikorsky S-58J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820406008069A
- Case key
- 72623
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Analysis
After lift-off with a 3000 pound external sling load, a "pop" was heard followed by low-level vibration. Rotor RPM decayed and an autorotation was effected to a forced landing in a revine. Postcrash inspection revealed a failure of the engine drive "short shaft".
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
- N47246
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-58J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 58-960
- Airframe hours
- 7,929
- Engine
- P&W PT6 T-3, 1,800 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 133
- Operator
- Pacific Helicopters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pacific Helicopters, Inc.
- Departed
- Siletz, OR
- Destination
- Siletz, OR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,521 total · 2,016 in this make and model · 8,521 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 111 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 113 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N47246 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.