Sikorsky S58ET N47783

1 October 1978 · Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 1 October 1978 at about 10:55 local time, a Sikorsky S58ET registered N47783, operated by Carson Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 1 October 1978 at 10:55
Classification: Accident
Location: Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Sikorsky S58ET
Registration: N47783
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Carson Helicop
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Other
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Steamboat Springs, Co → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3296

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	1	2	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

MINERAL EXPLORATION.HORIZONTAL HINGE PIN FAILED.BLADE SEPARATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3296, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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