Accident · 1989-07-08

NTSB case LAX89LA265 · SIKORSKY S-58T · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: SIKORSKY S-58T (N6306)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: ARIS HELICOPTERS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ARIS HELICOPTERS LTD.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT DECISION TO ENTER A DESCENT WHEN HE LOST YAW CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. TURBULENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AN ABRUPT TOUCHDOWN WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case LAX89LA265

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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