# Incident 19801019075309I: Skrsky S61A, Mesa, AZ, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 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/19801019075309I

## Narrative

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

ROTOR BLAST DAMAGED A SMALL PARKED AIRCRAFT, CONTROLS NOT LOCKED. HELICOPTER PILOT FELT CLEARANCE WAS SUFFICIENT.

## Other reports on N4240S (1)

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

- [Incident 19800801067189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801067189I), Aug 1, 1980: Skrsky S61A (N4240S), Portland, PA, Minor damage. Tow line for magnetometer broke causing it to fall to the ground.

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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