# Incident 19820112002959I: Skrsky S64E, San Jose, CA, January 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1982, 14:05 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4037S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4037S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-64E (registry code 8142604, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-64e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A series (registry code 52047, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jftd12a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S64E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,321 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820112002959I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK RUNWAY JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN FOR LANDING. LEFT MAIN STRUT WAS FLAT. PIECE OF ROTOR HIT COCKPIT.

## Other reports on N4037S (1)

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

- [Accident 20230806010821A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806010821A), Aug 6, 2023: Sikorsky S-64E (N4037S), Cabazon, CA, Minor damage. On 08/06/2023 (08/07/2023 UTC) a bell 407 helicopter and CH-54A helicopter separately departed the cal fire base located in hemet, CA engaged in fire support…

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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