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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Skrsky S76 · White Plains, NY · September 9, 1986

Date
September 9, 1986 · 16:20 local
Place
White Plains, NY
Airport
Westchester County
Phase of flight
Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93AE
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86FA232
Reported as
Skrsky S76
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6B36
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total1,100 in this make and model84 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.

The helicopter made a safe landing after tail rotor failure. Blades had manufacturing flaws in composite structure.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER MADE A SAFE LANDING AFTER TAIL ROTOR FAILURE. BLADES HAD MANUFACTURING FLAWS IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURE.

NTSB investigation

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