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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Skrsky S-76A · Unionville, PA · September 22, 1984

Date
September 22, 1984 · 08:35 local
Place
Unionville, PA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N79K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FA319
Reported as
Skrsky S76A
Reported engine
Allison 250C30S
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,168 total4,973 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Yaw began on short final, reduced power and hard landing made. Doubler strip broke and struck tail rotor driveshaft

As the FAA filed it

YAW BEGAN ON SHORT FINAL, REDUCED POWER AND HARD LANDING MADE. DOUBLER STRIP BROKE AND STRUCK TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.