# Accident 19780628015489A: Skrsky S58E, Harrisburg, PA, June 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1978
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 40.2759° N, 76.8850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2759&lon=-76.8850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90940, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90940-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58DT (registry code 8141842, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58dt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,240 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628015489A

## Narrative

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

REMOVING 80 FT LIGHT TOWER.TAIL TURNED TO BLIND SIDE OF HELICOPTE

## 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 NYC78FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT10), Jun 28, 1978: Sikorsky S58DT (N90940), Harrisburg, PA, 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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