# Accident 19840811044489A: Skrsky S76A, Wrightstown, NJ, August 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1984, 13:10 local time
- Place: Wrightstown, NJ
- Airport: Mcguire Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0156° N, 74.5917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mc Guire Air Force Base (WRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0156&lon=-74.5917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84MA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84MA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840811044489A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG HEARD. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED TREES. LEFT ENGINE FAILED DEBRIS HIT OTHER. BROKE TAILROTOR SHAFT AND CABLE

## 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 NYC84MA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84MA270), Aug 11, 1984: Sikorsky S-76A (N63WW), Fort Dix, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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