Detailed history and photos of helicopter Sikorsky H-34G III Serial 58-1552 Register N4389S 150759 used by Briles Wing and Helicopter ,Sikorsky Helicopters ,Heil Ha'Avir IAF (Israeli Air Force) ,US Navy USN Track service timeline and current status.
Sikorsky H-34G.III, c/n 58-1552, ff? ordered by West German goverment, as H-34G.III, MDAP nmbr 150759, ntu acc US Navy, BWR FR, Stratford as CH-34A 150759, for Germany, 21Nov62 (US Navy records show soc Nov62?)
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".
