Helicopter Accidents

US Navy accidents

Sikorsky S-58 H-34 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1955	hss-1	58-149	138470 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-149, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138470, 06Dec55; w/o O&R BuWeps FR, Pensacola, FL, 16Dec55.; [This is shortest operational lifespan of a S-58/H-34/HSS-1 on record, 10 days!]
1956	hss-1	58-168	140124 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-168, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 140124, 06Dec55; xfer HS-2, Dec55; w/o 11Apr56.
1956	hss-1	58-184	140130 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-184, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 140130, 12Jan56; w/o with HS-5, 19Jul56.
1956	hss-1	58-207	141573 : Sikorsky HSS-1, cn 58-207, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1, 141573, 14Feb56; xfer HS-3, Det 50, aboard USS Antietam (CVS-36), unk; w/o 08Nov56.
1956	hss-1	58-212	141578 : Sikorsky HSS-1, cn 58-212, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1, 141578, 12Feb56; w/o asgd to HS-5 Det 38, aboard USS Tarawa (CVS-40), 27Oct56.
1957	hss-1	58-147	138468 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-147, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138468, 01Dec55; w/o HS-9, NAS Quonset Point, RI, 25Feb57.
1957	hss-1	58-164	138473 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-164, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138473, 06Dec55; w/o HS-2, abd USS Philippine Sea [CVS-47], 27Feb57.
1957	hss-1	58-252	141594 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-252, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141594, 28Apr56; w/o HS-9, Quonset Point, RI, 27Jun57.
1957	xhss-1	58-2	GR : w/o 14dec57
1958	hss-1	58-211	141577 : Sikorsky HSS-1, cn 58-211, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1, 141577, 12Feb56; w/o asgd to HS-9 aboard USS Leyte (CVS-32), 05Sep58.
1958	hss-1	58-228	141582 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-228, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141582, 13Mar56; w/o HS-8, 16Aug58; [Also reported w/o NARTU, NAS New Orleans, 17Mar62.]
1958	hss-1	58-231	141585 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-231, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141585, 27Mar56; w/o HS-8, NAS Ream Field, 16Aug58.
1958	hss-1	58-25	158480 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-25, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138480, 22Aug55; w/o VX-6, Quonset Point, 10Jul58.
1959	hss-1	58-11	137855 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-11, ff?; del USN as HSS-1 137855, 15Feb55; xfer NASA Langley, 29Jun56; rtnd USN, asgd VX-1, 18Feb57; w/o NAS Key West, FL, 25Feb59.
1959	hss-1	58-186	140132 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-186, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 140132, 12Jan56; w/o NAS NART South Weymouth, MA, 14Feb59.
1959	hss-1	58-227	141581 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-227, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141581, 13Mar56; w/o HS-8 at NAS Ream Field, 11Feb59.
1959	hss-1	58-47	138489 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-47, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138489, 05Dec55; damaged NAS NART New Orleans, 22Oct58; w/o O&R, BuWeps FR, NARF Jacksonville, 02Mar59.
1959	hss-1	58-62	138493 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-62, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138493, 14Dec55; w/o NAS South Weymouth, 30Jul59.
1960	hss-1	58-142	138463 : Jun60 pictured as HS-7 Big Dipper /72 on USS Randolph (CVS-15)
1960	hss-1	58-163	138472 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-163, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 138472, 06Dec55; w/o NAS NART Oakland, 25Sep60; [Reported as possibly displayed at Edwards AFB as 53-4477, Jun99; reported in USMC colors.]
1960	hss-1	58-253	141595 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-253, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141595, 27Apr56; w/o HS-3, 01Feb60; [also reported w/o 16Nov62, O&R BuWeps FR, NAS Jacksonville, due damage sustained with HS-3.]
1960	hss-1	58-255	141597 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-255, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141597, 08May56; w/o HS-6, NAS North Island, CA, 08Dec60.
1960	hss-1	58-5	137849 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-5, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 137849, 03Mar55; xfer HS-3, unk; w/o aboard USS Valley Forge (LPH-8), 06Feb60.
1960	hss-1	58-559	143883 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-558, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 143882, 17Jul57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; xfer VNAF, ???; w/o 18Aug60.
1960	hss-1	58-6	137850 : Ditched after engine failure during antisubmarine exercises from Valley Forge off VACAPES area. Sank in 2156 fathoms. Crew of four picked up, no injuries. Pilot LTJG "Red" Duplechin, co-pilot LTJG Sam Griffin, sonar op Capeche, one other.
1960	hus-1a	58-858	145723 : w/o 06may60
1960	hus-1a	58-880	145726 : w/o 05may60
1961	hss-1	58-203	140138 : From Flight Logbook of Ltjg Phillip W. Wolfe, pilot, HS-2: "DITCHED AT SEA DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE" Flight was a routine ferry mission to an aircraft carrier at sea. Engine shutdown at altitude. Autorotate to suface. Aircraft lost. 2 pilots, 1 crew chief, 1 pax (Navy doctor) safely rescued.
1961	hss-1	58-874	145672 : w/o 18apr61 at NAWS China Lake. HSS-1N type
1961	hus-1a	58-511	144656 : Sikorsky HUS-1A, cn 58-511, ff:1957; del US Navy as HUS-1A, 144656, 25Jun57; xfer USMC, HMX-1 for testing, unk; xfer HU-1 at NAAS Ream Field, CA, unk; w/o 27Jun61
1962	hss-1	58-165	140121 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-165, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 140121, 22Dec55; w/o NAS NART Grosse Ile, IL, 26Aug62; wfu & xfer to Smithsonian.; [John Withers has this one as being in the Walter Soplata collection, Newbury, OH.]
1962	hss-1	58-17	138475 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-17, ff?; del USN as HSS-1 138475, 15Mar56; xfer HU-1, Det 21, NAS Agana, unk; redesig UH-34G, Oct62; w/o 06Nov62.
1962	hss-1	58-779	145663 : Sikorsky HSS-1, cn 58-779, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1, 145663, 13Feb58; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; w/o 21Feb62.
1962	hss-1n	58-906	145675 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, cn 58-906, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1N, 145675, unk; destroyed Southeast Asia, 25aug62.
1962	hus-1a	58-546	144658 : Crashed, McMurdo, Antarctica 23dec62
1962	hus-1a	58-613	144661 : USN, conv HUS-1L; xfer VXE-6, as JD-2, unk; damage sustained 19Feb62; w/o O&R BuWeps FR, NAS Jacksonville, FL, 13Nov62
1962	hus-1a	58-614	144662 : redesig LH-34D, asg VXE-6 Oct62
1962	lh-34d	58-806	145719 : Dec61-Nov62 flown by Lt LaRon Stoker during Operation Deep Freeze. Nose art was an Abominable Snowman and the Words Stoker's Stroker. Crashed and left on the ice one month after his departure.
1963	hss-1	58-229	141583 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-229, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141583, 26Mar56; redesig SH-34G, Oct62; w/o with HS-4 aboard USS Yorktown, 08May63.
1963	hss-1n	58-1017	145968 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, cn 58-1017, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1N, 145698, 11Dec58; damage sustained, 30Apr63; soc O&R BuWeps FR, Jacksonville, FL, 16May63
1963	hus-1	58-1390	H-48 : Sikorsky HUS-1, c/n 58-1390, ff?; del US Navy as HUS-1, 148805, unk; unit assignements unk; xfer to USAF as HH-34D, 61-4489, unk; xfer to Air America as H-Y, unk; rereg as H-48, unk; xfer International Control Commission as CIC-2, unk; lost in Laos, 03May63.
1963	hus-1a	58-799	145715 : xfer USN as UH-34E, 145715, unk; w/o VU-8, NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR, 27Jun63.
1964	hss-1	58-450	143864 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-450, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 143864, 21Feb57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; redesig SH-34J, Oct62; w/o NAF Johnsville, PA, 28Jul64.
1964	hss-1	58-597	143897 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-597, ff?; del USN as 143897, 07Aug57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; xfer HU-2, Det 1, HE-63, unk; damaged 06May64; soc Norfolk, VA, 12May64.
1964	hss-1	58-599	MM143889 : del to Marina Militare Italiana under MDAP as SH-34J, MM143899, 4-06, 1964; destroyed in tornado, Maristaeli, Catania, 31Oct64.
1964	hss-1	58-710	MM143940 : xfer MDAP to Marina Militare Italiana as SH-34J, MM143940, 4-07, unk; destroyed in tornado, Maristaeli, Catania, 31Oct64.
1964	hss-1	58-745	MM143949 : xfer Marina Militare Italiana under MDAP as SH-34J, MM143949, 4-08, unk; destroyed in tornado, Maristaeli, Catania, 31Oct64.
1964	hus-1a	58-581	144660 : xfer Allied Aircraft Sales, unk; reported 1994.
1964	hus-1a	58-798	145714 : xfer USN as UH-34E, WX-97, USNMC RDT&E Point Mugu, CA, unk; damaged Point Mugu, CA, 08Jul64; soc 03Sep64.
1964	hus-1a	58-829	145720 : xfer US Navy, unk; redesig UH-34E, Oct62; w/o HU-1, Det 25, UP-41, abd USNS Sgt Curtis F Shoup (T-AG-175), 03Sep64.
1965	hss-1	58-634	143910 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-634, ff?; del USN as 143910, 24Jul57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; to UH-34J, unk; w/o as UH-34G, HT-8, Ellyson Field, FL, 05Aug65.
1965	hss-1	58-723	143942 : Sikorsky HSS-1, cn 58-723, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1, 143942, 06Dec57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; damaged NAVSTA Keflavik, 01May65; soc 08May65.
1965	hss-1n	58-1145	141 : MAP BuNo 147631. 8 sqd 8-1. w/o 22sep65
1966	hss-1	58-656	143918 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-656, ff?; del USN as 143918, 02Oct57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), unk; coded AR-57, unk; Crashed near Blythe, CA, 04Apr66, 3 killed. [Cause was a malfunction of the main rotor head horn lock assembly.]
1966	hss-1n	58-1053	145708 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, cn 58-1053, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1N, 145708, unk; redesig SH-34J, Oct62; dam 11aug66, w/o 26aug66.
1966	hss-1n	58-1230	147990 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, c/n 58-1230, ff?; del USN as HSS-1N, 147990 unk; redesig SH-34J Oct62; w/o NARTU Jacksonville, 06nov66.
1966	hss-1n	58-1256	148004 : 1960/62 picture as HS-7 /AV-54
1967	hss-1	58-14	137858 : 9jun67
1967	hss-1	58-167	140123 : xfer to VNAF as UH-34G, 140123, unk; w/o 06Nov67.
1967	hss-1	58-182	140128 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 140128, 23Jan67; w/o 21Nov67.
1967	hss-1	58-20	138478 : 13feb67
1967	hss-1	58-205	141571 : 2may67
1967	hss-1	58-208	141574 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 141574, 31Jan67; w/o 15May67.
1967	hss-1	58-64	139018 : 25apr67
1967	hss-1n	58-1233	147993 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, c/n 58-1233, ff?; del USN as HSS-1N, 147993 unk; redesig SH-34J Oct62; w/o NAS New Orleans, 02jun67.
1967	hss-1n	58-929	145681 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, cn 58-929, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1N, 145681, unk; redesig SH-34J, Oct62; w/o 28apr67
1967	hss-1n	58-970	145689 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, cn 58-970, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1N, 145689, unk; redesig SH-34J, Oct62; w/o NAAS Fallon, 25sep67.
1968	hss-1	58-206	141572 : 6jun67
1968	hss-1	58-247	141593 : 15feb67
1968	hss-1	58-34	138483 : 9jun67
1968	hss-1	58-35	138484 : 16mar67
1968	hss-1	58-444	141602 : del VNAF as UH-34G, 141602, unk; w/o 21Mar68.
1968	hss-1	58-7	137851 : 7dec68
1969	hss-1	58-121	139023 : xfer to VNAF as UH-34G, unk; w/o 10Jan69.
1969	hss-1	58-125	139027 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 139027, unk; w/o 02Jan69.
1969	hss-1	58-170	140126 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 140126, 05Dec68; w/o ivo Tay Kontum, 17Mar69.
1969	hss-1	58-171	140127 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 140127, 24Jan67; w/o 05May69.
1969	hss-1	58-191	140137 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 140137, unk; reported MIA 15Nov69.
1969	hss-1	58-669	143925 : xfer MAP to VNAF as UH-34G, 143925, 10Dec68; w/o 01Jun69.
1969	hss-1	58-677	143927 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 143927, Dec68; w/o 09May69.
1969	hss-1	58-821	145666 : Irving Martin Goldrat was a member of a 3 man crew, together with the pilot and co-pilot. They were stationed at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. They were on a search and rescue mission to recover the crew and contents of a C-47 downed plane (mail, I think). The helicopter crashed in a field on a farm. The Navy claimed that the crash was caused by winds in the mountains. A friend told me that he had sent him living letters (cassette tapes) talking about the faulty transmissions they were dealing with in the helicopter(s).
1969	hss-1n	58-1258	148006 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, c/n 58-1258, ff?; del USN as 148006, unk; redesig SH-34J Oct62; w/o NOLF Ellyson Field, 15jan69.
1969	hss-1n	58-1268	148010 : Sikorsky HSS-1N, c/n 58-1268, ff?; del USN as 148010, unk; redesig SH-34J Oct62; w/o NOLF Ellyson Field, 19sep69.
1969	hus-1	58-1560	150220 : Crashed 19nov69 when the engine failed, LCDR Brandau auto rotated the H-34 down and it struck the side of a slope, slid down and caught fire. Two men were killed, Thomas E. Berg (USA) and Jeremy Sykes (NZ)
1970	hss-1	58-225	141579 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 141579, unk; w/o 26Apr70.
1970	hss-1	58-233	141587 : 31jan67
1970	hss-1	58-246	141592 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-246, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1, 141592, 24Apr56; redesig UH-34G, Oct62; w/o RDT&E Point Mugu, 24Feb70.
1970	hss-1	58-254	141596 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 141596, 11Aug69; w/o 09Sep70.
1970	hss-1	58-527	143877 : Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-527, ff?; del US Navy as HSS-1 143877, 13May57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84); to UH-34J; w/o due to damage, NAF Naples, 08Sep70.
1970	hss-1	58-647	143912 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 143912, unk; w/o 04Sep70.
1970	hss-1	58-668	143924 : xfer MAP to VNAF as UH-34G, 143924, 13Mar70; w/o 11May70.
1970	hss-1	58-726	143945 : Sikorsky HSS-1, cn 58-726, ff:?; del USN as HSS-1, 143945, 14Dec57; to HSS-1N (ASC 84), NS-55, unk; damaged as UH-34J, 7E-313, NAS Oceana, 26Mar70; w/o 14Apr70.
1970	hus-1	58-1388	H-X : Air America; ex 148803; w/o 25oct70
1971	hss-1	58-119	139021 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G 139021, 1970; w/o 21Feb71.
1971	hss-1	58-49	138491 : 18dec68
1971	hss-1	58-529	H-71 : xfer Air America as H-71, Aug69; lost in Luang Prabang area, Laos, 16/17Feb71.
1971	hss-1	58-621	143902 : xfer VNAF as UH-34G, 143902, 20Feb70; w/o 09Oct71.; [Also claimed to be wfu & xfer AMARC, 25Feb70 and later xfer to Orlando Helicopter, unk.]
1971	hss-1	58-646	H-72 : xfer Air America as H-72, Aug69; lost near New Paksong, Laos, 01Oct71.
1971	hss-1	58-667	143923 : xfer [MAP] to Vietnam AF as UH-34G, 143923, 13Mar70; w/o 08Nov71.
1971	hss-1	58-698	A-061 : correct w/o date is 14nov71 and the collision was on the ground and not mid-air
1971	hss-1	58-722	A-062 : Aviacion Naval d/d 09oct71; ex BuNo 143941; w/o 04nov71 mid-air collision with A-061
1972	hss-1	58-752	H-73 : xfer Air America as UH-34D, H-73, Aug69; w/o in Laos 10May72 due to damage sustained 19Mar72.
1974	h-34g.III	58-1606	PT-HFU : xfer Lider Taxi Aereo as PT-HFU, 22Feb74; w/o crashed at sea off Sao Luiz, Brazil, 28May74.
1974	h-34g.III	58-1614	OB-T1042 : w/o 30jul74
1974	h-34g.III	58-1637	PT-HFW : Lider, noted date unk
1974	hss-1	58-743	N40809 : w/o 7jan74
1975	h-34g.III	58-1657	EC-CCX : xfer Helicsa as EC-CCX 1973; w/o at Las Palmas, Spain, 14Jun75.
1975	hss-1n	58-1050	TI-SPI : conv S-58ET, unk; del MAP to Costa Rica Ministry of Security as TI-SPI, 1975?; w/o ivo La Sabana, Costa Rica, 09Sep75; noted abandoned San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb80.
1976	h-34g.III	58-1613	PT-HFV : xfer Lider Taxi Aereo as PT-HFV, 28Feb74; w/o off coast of Marana Island, 24Mar76.
1977	h-34g.III	58-1562	D-HAUB : xfer Meravo as D-HAUB, Mar76; w/o Garmisch-Partenkichen, 30Sep77.
1980	h-34g.III	58-1551	N4388S : xfer Western Helicopter as N4388S, unk; xfer Midwest Helicopter as N4388S, 09Jan74; w/o when suffered partial power loss during lifting operations, damaged/destroyed: Chicago, IL, 02Mar80.
1980	h-34g.III	58-1552	N4389S : xfer Briles Wing & Helicopter as N4389S, 05Apr73; leased to Catalina Airlines (seen 1979); NTSB: "9Jun80: Long Beach CA. No damage. Instructor pilot simulated governor failure, then shut engine down when flame came from exhaust."; NTSB: "29Sep80: CA. No damage. No-hover landing made when one engine failed. Pieces of turbine blades found in exhaust area."; NTSB: "14Oct80: Santa Catalina CA. No damage. Attempted single-engine ferry after permit had been denied. Lost RPM, landed in ocean. Flotation gear worked OK." FAA reports status "undel tri".
1982	hus-1	58-1659	PT-HJR : w/o 7jan82
1984	hss-1n	58-1272	C-GMMR : Terr-Air Rotary from Jan83; pictured at Langley Regional airport, Langley, BC; w/o 16feb84 at Indian Arm, Vancouver, BC; canc 17oct85
1986	hss-1n	58-1247	N1897Z : xfer Piasecki Aircraft Corp, 1980 for use in PA-97 Helistat, position No 4; ff: 26Apr86; w/o 01Jul86.
1986	hss-1n	58-1324	N1897Z : xfer Piasecki Aircraft Corp, 1980 for use in PA-97 Helistat, position No 2; ff: 26Apr86; w/o 01Jul86.
1986	hss-1n	58-1335	N1897Z : xfer Piasecki Aircraft Corp, 1980 for use in PA-97 Helistat, position No 1; ff: 26Apr86; w/o 01Jul86.
1986	hss-1n	58-1363	N1897Z : xfer Piasecki Aircraft Corp, 1980 for use in PA-97 Helistat, position No 3; ff: 26Apr86; w/o 01Jul86.
1987	h-34g.III	58-1612	PK-OBL : xfer Airfast Services as PK-OBL, unk; w/o when ditched in Java Sea off Madura Island, 09Nov87.
1990	h-34g.III	58-1617	EC-DDR : w/o 13mar90
1991	hss-1	58-658	C-GUSD : xfer Union Helicopter, Canada as S-58BT, C-GUSD, Jun83; lsd MF Air Services as C-GUSD (seen Feb85), soc May85; xfer Can-Arc Helicopter as C-GUSD, 10May85; suffered accident, 1987; to US 22Dec87;
1993	hss-1	58-162	N8503J : Sold John E Slater as S-58F, N8503J, 1979; xfer Arkansas Air Crane, Nov88; sold William L. Mitchell III, Mar89; soc 13Apr95; NTSB: "1Dec93: Walterboro SC. Substantial damage. Throttle seized at about half throttle."; FAA reports cancelled & destroyed 06Apr95
1994	hss-1	58-600	N46754 : xfer Orlando Helicopter Airways as N46754, 1977; xfer Hendrickson Flying Service, unk; xfer Atkinson Flying Service, Mar81, soc 10Feb95; FAA reports cancelled, destroyed 19Oct94.
1995	h-34g.III	58-1646	N1099T : xfer Glacier Helicotper as N1099T, 12Jun91; NTSB: "13Feb95: Marblemount WA. Main rotor driveshaft failure."; FAA reports Undel Tri, unk
2001	hss-1	58-12	N9043P : 1992 pictured lifting from Corona, CA
2003	h-34g.III	58-1563	N15AH : xfer Aris Helicopter as N15AH, 12Sep86; conv S-58ET, unk; xfer Hi-Lift Helicopter as N15AH, unk; rtnd Aris Helicopter as N15AH, unk; destroyed in crash at Miraleste Intermediate School, Rancho Palos Verdes CA, 12Jul03; FAA reports Undel Tri.
2012	hss-1n	58-761	N9043N : w/o at Anderson Field, Brewster, WA. Consumed by fire during agricultural flight