Helicopter Accidents

Year 1980 accidents

Sikorsky S-58 H-34 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1980	h-34a	58-1186	N4375S : w/o 22dec80
1980	h-34g.III	58-1458	PT-HGK : w/o 3apr80
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".
1980	h-34g.III	58-1663	PK-OBM : w/o 4nov80
1980	hus-1	58-1809	N94523 : 23jan76
1980	hus-1	58-524	N69CH : w/o 19jul80