# Accident 19840305006019A: Skrsky S76A, Spartanburg, SC, March 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1984, 21:18 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Milliken
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15479 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30S
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,213 total, 293 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840305006019A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO MAKE VISUAL TO HELIPAD BELOW MINIMUM WEATHER. PILOT FAILED TO NOTICE ATTITUDE, BACKED INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA115), Mar 6, 1984: Sikorsky S-76A (N15479), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage

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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