# Accident 19760311007769A: Skrsky S62A, Sayreville, NJ, March 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1976
- Place: Sayreville, NJ
- Airport: National Lead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 40.4665° N, 74.3249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sayreville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4665&lon=-74.3249&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S62A (registry code 8142202, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT58 series (registry code 30011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct58-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S62A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN082-152636) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760311007769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BUILDINGS ADJ TO S SIDE OF HELIPAD PRECLUDED APCHS TO N.SETTLED TO GND ON L WHEEL.WIND 25K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC76AN082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN082-152636), Mar 11, 1976: Sikorsky S-62 (N978), Sayreville, NJ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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