Sikorsky H-34G III

C/N 58-1552

Built 1962 - Written off 1980





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. Built 1962. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





150759

usa US Navy

1962-11-21Sikorsky 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?)

israel Heil Ha'Avir

1962-11-21del IDF/AF (as part payment for war reparations) as 150759, 21Nov62

N4389S

usa Sikorsky Helicopters

1972-07
Sikorsky S-58T rtnd Sikorsky (as part payment for S-65C) as N4389S, by Jul72
conv to S-58ET, by 1973

usa Briles Wing and Helicopter


Sikorsky S-58T 1sep73
1973-04-05xfer 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".




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