# NTSB Accident LAX91LA320
> **SIKORSKY SK-58** · 1991-07-22 · DAGGETT, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA320
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17609
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-22
- **Location:** DAGGETT, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.859153, -116.810943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIKORSKY
- **Model:** SK-58
- **Registration:** N58WH
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF AN ENGINE CONNECTING ROD CAUSING A REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER TO THE POINT WHERE LEVEL FLIGHT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS WHICH RESTRICTED THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO SELECT THE BEST LANDING SITE.

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