Turbine helicopter

N1168U

1958 Sikorsky S-58ET

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records

Built

1958

Serial

58-1070

Class

Turbine helicopter

Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Heli-Flite Inc (Corporation)

Based

Corona, CA

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Registration record

N1168U on the FAA register

Type

1958 Sikorsky S-58ET

Serial

58-1070

Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6

Registered owner

Heli-Flite Inc

Corona, CA

Certificate issued

2021-05-20

Airworthiness date

2003-05-29

Registration expires

2028-05-31

Airworthiness class

Standard · normal

Mode S (hex)

A04600

Mode S (octal)

50043000

Seats (type)

Weight class

12,500–19,999 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-05-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2021-05-20
Certificate of registration issued as N1168U.
2019-09-11
Accident at Azusa, CA; damage: substantial.
2003-05-29
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
1989-04-15
Accident at Santa Ana, CA; damage: substantial.
1958
Manufactured (1958).

Overview

About N1168U

N1168U is a 1958 Sikorsky S-58ET, serial number 58-1070. The FAA register lists Heli-Flite Inc as the registrant in Corona, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 engine and 14 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 29, 2003.

N1168U has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-09-11 Accident · Azusa, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR19LA255

Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S58

Probable cause: The in-flight separation of a section of the tail rotor blade due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in the pilot s forced autorotation into a field.

1989-04-15 Accident · Santa Ana, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX89FA160

Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-58ET

Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING FROM EXCESSIVE LOADING DURING GROUND OPERATIONS, AND FATIGUE CRACKING.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.