Sikorsky S58E N8294

28 November 1977 · Washington, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 November 1977 at about 12:00 local time, a Sikorsky S58E registered N8294, operated by Imperial Helic, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Washington, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 28 November 1977 at 12:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Washington, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport: Loading Site
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S58E
Registration: N8294
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Imperial Helic
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3550

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	0	1

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

ELBOW FITTING CONNECTING MAIN FUEL HOSE TO CARBURETOR FAILED, ALUMINUM PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN STEEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3550, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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