# Incident 19780630034499I: Skrsky S61L, New York, NY, June 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1978, 16:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Scheduled aircraft/helicopter
- Operator: NYA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S61L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630034499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE FROM LIMITED SPACE AREA. STRUCK A PLYWOOD BLAST FENCE WITH TAIL ROTOR. .

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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