# Incident 19800801067189I: Skrsky S61A, Portland, PA, August 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1980, 20:10 local time
- Place: Portland, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9221° N, 75.0983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9221&lon=-75.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4240S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4240S-2009-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-61N (registry code 8142104, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT58 series (registry code 30011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct58-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S61A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 900 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/19800801067189I

## Narrative

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

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 19801019075309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019075309I), Oct 19, 1980: Skrsky S61A (N4240S), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Rotor blast damaged a small parked aircraft, controls not locked. Helicopter pilot felt clearance was sufficient.

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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