Sikorsky S-58E N4382S
19 October 1973 · Alpental, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1973 at about 09:50 local time, a Sikorsky S-58E registered N4382S, operated by Olympic Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Alpental, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alpental, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bandera State
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-58E
- Registration
- N4382S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Olympic Helico
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Seattle, Wash → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3608
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT ALLOWED RPM TO DECAY DURING UPSLOPE SURVEY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-58E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1971 | Sikorsky S-58E | Sandston, Virginia, United States | Sikorsky Aircr | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1977 | Sikorsky S-58E | Flat Rock, Michigan, United States | Inland Air Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1984 | Sikorsky S-58E | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1988 | Sikorsky S-58E | Sanford, Florida, United States | William L. Mitchell | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |