Sikorsky HSS-1 / SH-34G Seabat

C/N 58-203

Built 1956 - Written off 1961





Helicopter Sikorsky HSS-1 / SH-34G Seabat Serial 58-203 Register 140138 used by US Navy USN. Built 1956. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





140138

usa US Navy

1956-02-19Sikorsky HSS-1, c/n 58-203, ff?
del US Navy as HSS-1 140138, 19Feb56
xfer HS-2, unk
w/o 11Jan61.
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.




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