Dates

Event

Constructed as a HUS-1.

Circa 1961

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 149385.

6 July 1962

Redesignated as UH-34D.

By November 1964

Transferred to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), MCAS New River, NC.
Operated with markings: EM-15

15 November 1964

Deployed aboard USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7).

From 1965 to 1966

Deployed to South Vietnam operating from three stations and USS Valley Forge.

Circa 1971

Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC).

1973

To Petroski with new c/r N49768.

10 February 1975

To California Helicopters with new c/r N63CH.

From February 1975 to 1975

Converted to a S-58T.

March 1975

To Helitrans PNG (Pty) Ltd, Papua-New Guinea with new c/r P2-PDY.

From 1977 to November 1984

To United Technologies Corp with new c/r N63CH.

Converted to a S-58DT.

From February 1980 to November 1984

To Loaned to Lider Taxi Aero, Brazil with new c/r PT-HJQ.

9 November 1984

To California Helicopter Parts, Inc with new c/r N58CH.

August 1987

To B (and) G Helicopters, Grand Rapids, MI with new c/r N581BG (S-58DT, 581487).

30 November 1988

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

18 May 1989

To Air One Helicopters Inc, San Jose, CA keeping c/r N581BG.

21 February 1994

Crashed.
There were three fatalities. The accident occurred at Walnut Creek, CA, United States while cruising. The airframe was destroyed. The helicopter was observed flying low in a gradual descent over a residential area heading toward an open field. Witnesses said the helicopter noise level was quiet, but not soundless. At 200 feet above the ground, the helicopter rolled left to an inverted flight attitude and then descended in a nose-down attitude...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

23 July 1994

Civil registration, N581BG, cancelled.