Year 1958 accidents
List of helicopter accidentsFilter:
Aerospatiale | Alouette II | 3 |
Bell | 47 | 1 |
Boeing-Vertol | V43 | 2 |
Bristol | Type 171 Sycamore | 13 |
Cierva | C.30 | 1 |
Hiller | 360 | 1 |
Sikorsky | S-55 H-19 | 7 |
Sikorsky | S-56 H-37 | 5 |
Sikorsky | S-58 H-34 | 18 |
Sud Aviation | S-58 | 1 |
Sud Aviation | SO-1221 Djinn | 2 |
Westland | dragonfly | 4 |
Westland | Whirlwind | 16 |
Year | Version | C/N | |
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1958 | 47g-2 | 1988 | PA+118 : w/o 08.01.58 crashed Niedermendig |
1958 | C.30 | 705 | G-AHTZ : To G-AHTZ Jun 1946, w/o 4 Mar 1958. Reg marked wfu Jul 1958. |
1958 | Dragonfly 1A | wa/h/123 | MM80040 : EL-2 G-17-16 » G-AMOX |
1958 | hc.4 | wa/h/105 | XF259 : w/o 15 May 1958, rolled over after forced landing in Gloucestershire, while with CFS. soc Jun 1959. |
1958 | hr.3 | wa/h/083 | WP498 : Ditched in sea off Northern Ireland Dec 1958. |
1958 | hr.3 | wa/h/087 | WP502 : wreckage to Lee on Solent by Mar 1958. |
1958 | H-34A | SA.6 | SA.6 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-494; del as components to Sud Aviation, c/n SA.6; del France Armee de lAir as SA.6, 06Nov57; armed with cannon; destroyed by fire 15Feb58 |
1958 | h-34a | 58-280 | SKY.280 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-280, ff:?; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.280, coded LD, 12Apr56; w/o when suffered accident, 21Mar58. |
1958 | h-34a | 58-281 | SKY.281 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-281, ff:?; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.281, 12Mar56; suffered accident 13Aug58; sos 28Nov58. |
1958 | h-34a | 58-334 | SKY.334 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-334; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.334, 16Jul56; coded LL, unk; w/o explosion 30Apr58. |
1958 | h-34a | 58-397 | SKY.397 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-397; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.397, 08Jan57; coded GK; destroyed by fire 12May58. |
1958 | h-34a | 58-585 | SKY.585 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-585; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.585, 17Jun57; coded LN, unk; accident, 03May58; destroyed by fire, 21Sep58. |
1958 | h-34a | 58-594 | SKY.594 : Sikorsky H-34A c/n 58-594; del France Armee de lAir as SKY.594, 20Jun57; mid-air collision, 24Jun58. |
1958 | h-34a | 58-747 | 56-4332 : w/o 29apr58 |
1958 | HO4S-3 | 55-474 | WV202 : MAP to UK/Royal Navy as WV202, Ex BuAer 133742, f/f 09Jun53, d/d 26Sep53; w/o 11Dec58, broken up as spares and produce at RNAY Fleetlands. |
1958 | HO4S-3 | 55-887 | 55887 : Helicopter Crashed on McNabs Island, Halifax, NS- Gordon Fraser, Jud McSweeney and L/S Blondin (Lead Seaman). Helicopter type was a Sikorsky 55887 H045-3 |
1958 | hr2s-1 | 56-020 | 140320 : w/o 03dec58 in the Potomac River |
1958 | hr2s-1 | 56-032 | 141604 : w/o 19may58 |
1958 | hr2s-1 | 56-059 | 141611 : w/o 9dec58 |
1958 | hr2s-1 | 56-060 | 141612 : w/o 11apr58 |
1958 | hr2s-1 | 56-106 | 145868 : w/o 3nov58 |
1958 | HRS-2 | 55-166 | 129048 : w/o 05feb58 |
1958 | HRS-2 | 55-318 | 130205 : w/o 12feb58 |
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. |
1958 | hss-1 | 58-689 | SKY.689 : Sikorsky HSS-1 c/n 58-689, ff?; del France Aeronavale as HSS-1 SKY.689, 16Nov57; accident 15Jun58; soc 26Aug58. |
1958 | hus-1 | 58-606 | 144651 : Sikorsky HUS-1, cn 58-606, ff:?; del USMC as HUS-1, 144651, 29Jun57; xfer HMRL-261, unk; w/o MCAS New River, NC, 22Mar58. |
1958 | hus-1 | 58-840 | 145749 : w/o 24nov58 |
1958 | hus-1 | 58-891 | 145766 : w/o 10jul58 |
1958 | hus-1a | 58-805 | 145718 : w/o 29aug58 |
1958 | S-55 | 55-585 | 0369 : ARA d/d 10nov53 as HG-1; 18sep55 as 2-HT-1; w/o 26feb58 Antarctica |
1958 | S-55A | 55-824 | AVA : xfer GH No2, AVA, 23Dec58; severely damaged in accident, 23Dec58; w/o 17Feb59. |
1958 | S-55C | 55-1134 | 40011 : Sikorsky S-55C, c/n 55-1134, ff?; del JGSDF as UH-19C 40011 26Sep57; unit xfers unk; w/o 30Jan58. |
1958 | s-58b | 58-456 | N861 : Sikorsky S-58B, c/n 58-456, ff?; del Humble Oil as N861, 19Feb57; destroyed after emergency water landing near Grand Isle, LA, 01Feb58. |
1958 | s-58b | 58-539 | N864 : Sikorsky S-58B, c/n 58-539, ff?; del Humble Oil as N864, 04May57; destroyed in crash at sea near Grand Isle, LA on 01Jun58. |
1958 | se3130 | 1059 | 59 : M55. w/o 10jun58 |
1958 | se3130 | 1069 | 1069 : w/o 28nov58 |
1958 | se3130 | 1119 | V-42 : Swiss AF;
w/o 27may58 Kindhausen |
1958 | SO-1221 Djinn | 1005 | VH-INP : preserved in Queensland |
1958 | SO-1221 Djinn | 1024 | 57-6105 : destroyed 11 Jun 1958 |
1958 | Sycamore 3 | 12886 | XH682 : rolled over on take off. Airframe not repaired. |
1958 | Sycamore 3 | 12896 | WT939 : Cold weather trials. w/o 4 Jan 1958 at Boscombe Down while with A&AEE |
1958 | Sycamore 4 | 13194 | XE313 : w/o after losing height on take off and crashing into Jungle, while with 194 Sq. |
1958 | Sycamore 4 | 13248 | XJ361 : w/o 2 Sep 1958 following tail rotor failure at Khormaksar, while with Khormaksar SAR Flt |
1958 | Sycamore 4 | 13379 | XG539 : w/o 1 Aug 1958 after tail rotor struck cables in the central Troodos Mountains, while with 284 Sq. |
1958 | Sycamore 4 | 13381 | XG541 : w/o 20 Jul 1958 when struck ground during forced landing, while with 284 Sq. |
1958 | Sycamore 4 | 13382 | XG542 : w/o 4 Jun 1958, when rolled over after snagging tail rotor, while with 284 Sq. |
1958 | Sycamore 4 | 13383 | XG543 : w/o 23 Sep 1958 tail rotor struck tree and crashed, while with 194 Sq. |
1958 | Sycamore 4 | 13389 | XG549 : w/o 16 Apr 1958 following forced landing after engine failure, while with 194 Sq. |
1958 | Sycamore 4 | 13405 | XJ896 : w/o 10 Feb 1958 when crashed into mountain in Cyprus, while with 284 Sq. |
1958 | mk.52 | 13440 | AS+324 : To West Germany, FFS-S / AS+324; 19 May 1958 crashed in the Retterschwanger Tal, near Bad Hindelang |
1958 | mk.52 | 13464 | AS+325 : HR.52 built at Oldmixon, del Jul 1957 to WGAF; FFS-S / AS+325; w/o 2 Oct 1958 |
1958 | Type 171 Sycamore | 13201 | B-3 : ex G-AMWS. To FAB with call sign OT-ZKC; w/o 20 Jan 1958 nr Kamina, Belgian Congo. |
1958 | uh-12b | 544 | XB515 : used by 1906 (Helicopter) Flt during to cover VIP flights while its Scyamore HC.11s were grounded. |
1958 | V43 | WG 2 | AS + 302 : w.o. 02.05.58 crashed Memmingen HS-Museum, Bückeburg? |
1958 | V43 | WG 25 | PA+220 : w.o. 03.10.58 at Frtizlar during a Tanktransport (M41) |
1958 | har.2 | wa101 | XJ730 : Westland Whirlwind HAR.2, c/n WA101, ff: 26Nov55; del Royal Air Force as XJ730, 08Dec55; w/o 22Sqn crash on water 600 yards off Crane Pier, Felixstowe, Suffolk due fuel starvation |
1958 | har3 | wa 76 | XG581 : to AIU Lee by Feb 1958; to RNAY Donibristle by Mar 1958; to Arbroath by Jun 1958, SoC Jul 1958. |
1958 | har.4 | wa 28 | XD185 : force landed in river bed near Fort Selim. |
1958 | har.4 | wa 47 | XJ431 : ff: 31May55; del Royal Air Force as Whirlwind HAR.4, XJ431, 02Jun55; w/o . |
1958 | has7 | wa161 | XK934 : 820 Sq /325 /T Jan 1958; 7 May 1958 ditched and sank in Lough Foyle while with 820 Sq |
1958 | has7 | wa195 | XL833 : 845 NAS Whirlwind XL833/390/A suffered engine failure while storing HMS Bulwark and ditched in Aden inner harbour, 8 Sep 1958. Airframe recovered but jettisoned next day. |
1958 | has7 | wa196 | XL834 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA196, ff: 21Oct57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL834, 09Dec57; w/o 15Aug58. |
1958 | has7 | wa200 | XL838 : HAS.7 824Sqn/332-V and /P Apr 1958. Ditched and sank off Malta while operating from HMS Victorious on 6 Nov 1958. |
1958 | has7 | wa204 | XL842 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA204, ff: 02Dec57; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL842, 17Feb58; w/o 30Aug58. |
1958 | has7 | wa210 | XL848 : HAS.7 824Sqn/334 Apr 1958 until May 1958. Returned to 824Sq as /336 to replace XL844 on unit strength Sep 1958. Ditched and sank off Portland 27 Sep 1958 while operating from HMS Victorious and replaced in turn by the now repaired XL844. |
1958 | has7 | wa219 | XL869 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA219, ff: 24Apr58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL869, 02May58; w/o 28Oct58. |
1958 | has7 | wa221 | XL871 : Westland Whirlwind HAS.7, c/n WA221, ff: 14May58; del Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as XL871, 29May58; w/o 23Oct58, soc 30Oct58. |
1958 | has7 | wa227 | XL877 : Sep 1958 to 815 Sq / 300; 21 Oct 1958 ditched off Inishowen Head |
1958 | srs.1 | wa 19 | G-ANJT : Westland Whirlwind Ser.1, c/n WA19, ff: 1953; reg Westland Helicopters Ltd as G-ANJT, 16Dec53; del South Georgia Company Ltd as G-ANJT, 16Jul54; w/o 09Apr58. |
1958 | srs2 | wa122 | 8 000 103 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 103, 12Mar56; asgd GH No2, AVL, 12Mar56-18Jan58; 18Jan58 Crashed on take-off in darkness, heavy rain and gusty wind in attempt to recover the helicopter from sudden floods during flood relief mission ivo Wadi Kabir, Masqat, Oman. Bodies of Lt Francois Boscheron and André Morisset found 13Feb58.; airframe susequently w/o 10Feb59. |
1958 | srs2 | wa132 | 8 000 089 : xfer ALAT as 8 000 089, 10Jul56; asgd GH No2, AVJ, 10Jul56; xfer EA.ALAT, BAF, unk; suffered accident, Sidi-bel-Abbés, Algeria, 21Jan58; wfu & soc: ??? TTH, 14Apr59. |
74 C/N found.