# Accident 19850717031769A: Skrsky S76A, Hartford, CT, July 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1985, 16:50 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3124L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717031769A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ROTOR RPM DURING APPROACH TO HELIPAD. TAIL CONE CONTACTED EDGE OF HELIPAD DAMAGING ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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