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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skrsky S70 · Portland, OR · August 27, 1985

Date
August 27, 1985 · 17:15 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7266M
Reported as
Skrsky S70
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total450 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Crewman was directing aircraft on ramp. Due to misunderstanding, main rotor blade struck hangar door support.

As the FAA filed it

CREWMAN WAS DIRECTING AIRCRAFT ON RAMP. DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING, MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK HANGAR DOOR SUPPORT.