SERS · SIKORSKY S-58BT · 1988-07-13 · MARINA DEL REY, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX88FA254
Event ID
20001213X26263
Type
Accident
Date
1988-07-13
Location
MARINA DEL REY, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.980651, -118.460563
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
SIKORSKY
Model
S-58BT
Registration
N94AH
FAR Part
133
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND A DUEL ENGINE FLAMEOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SIKORSKY S58T.