# Incident 19850827065079I: Skrsky S70, Portland, OR, August 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7266M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7266M-1985-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-70B-3 (registry code 8143004, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-70b-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S70
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 450 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850827065079I

## Narrative

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

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

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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