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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skrsky S61A · Portland, PA · August 1, 1980

Date: August 1, 1980 · 20:10 local
Place: Portland, PA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4240S
Reported as: Skrsky S61A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total900 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4240SRegistration cancelled Mar 3, 2009 · Sikorsky S-61NS/N 61818 · Built 1979 Airframe modelSikorsky S-61N Engine modelGE CT58 seriesTurbo-shaft

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tow line for magnetometer broke causing it to fall to the ground.

As the FAA filed it

TOW LINE FOR MAGNETOMETER BROKE CAUSING IT TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

Other reports on N4240S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19801019075309IOps On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft · Mesa, AZRotor blast damaged a small parked aircraft, controls not locked. Helicopter pilot felt clearance was sufficient.Oct 19, 1980 · Reported as Skrsky S61A · Minor damage