Sikorsky S-58C

C/N 58-420

Built 1957 - Written off 1960





Helicopter Sikorsky S-58C Serial 58-420 Register N879 used by Chicago Helicopter Airways ,New York Airways. Built 1957. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





N879

usa New York Airways

1957-01-11Sikorsky S-58C, c/n 58-420, ff:?
del New York Airways as N879, 11Jan57

usa Chicago Helicopter Airways

1960-07-27sold Chicago Helicopter Airways as N879, unk
w/o as Flight 698 from MDW to ORD, 22:38, 27Jul60, due to structural disintegration in flight, initiated by a fatigue fracture of a main rotor blade. The helicopter crashed into Forest Home Cemetery, 2 crew & 11 pax killed.
This crash led to CHA developing pressurized blades with a press to test system.




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