Turbine helicopter

N126GW

1959 Sikorsky S-58JT

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
581124
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
P & W PT6T-6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aircrane Inc (Corporation)
Based
Winder, GA
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Registration record

N126GW on the FAA register

Type
1959 Sikorsky S-58JT
Serial
581124
Engines
P & W PT6T-6
Registered owner
Aircrane Inc
Winder, GA
Certificate issued
2007-02-07
Airworthiness date
2006-12-20
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A06AA7
Mode S (octal)
50065247
Seats (type)
14
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-01
    Accident at Middletown, DE; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N126GW.
  • 2006-12-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N126GW

N126GW is a 1959 Sikorsky S-58JT, serial number 581124. The FAA register lists Aircrane Inc as the registrant in Winder, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2007 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one P & W PT6T-6 engine and 14 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 20, 2006.

N126GW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-08-01 Accident · Middletown, DE Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA12LA493
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-58JT
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize that the helicopter was experiencing tail rotor dynamic instability and to take immediate corrective actions during an external load lift, which resulted in the failure of a tail rotor blade.

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.