# Accident 19840922076549A: Skrsky S76A, Unionville, PA, September 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1984, 08:35 local time
- Place: Unionville, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.9003° N, 75.7404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9003&lon=-75.7404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79K-1988-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30S
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,168 total, 4,973 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922076549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC84FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA319), Sep 22, 1984: Sikorsky S-76A (N79K), Unionville, PA, 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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