Sikorsky S58F N885
4 January 1978 · Harold, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 January 1978 at about 15:50 local time, a Sikorsky S58F registered N885, operated by Keystone Helic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Harold, Kentucky, 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
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harold, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S58F
- Registration
- N885
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Keystone Helic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0441
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
EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.ACFT HOVERING AT 110FT AGL 1N NO WIND CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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