# Incident 19870609036169I: Skrsky S58, Boca Raton, FL, June 9, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1987, 11:45 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JSEL
- Location: 26.3708° N, 80.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boca Raton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3708&lon=-80.1026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45726, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45726-2011-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky H-34J (registry code 8141813, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-h-34j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609036169I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOAD ENCOUNTERED GUST OF WIND AND TURBULENCE DURING DESCENT NEAR TALL BUILDINGS.  LOAD STRUCK POWERLINES

## Other reports on N45726 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881223056359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881223056359A), Dec 23, 1988: Orlhel HH34JSKRSKY (N45726), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Repositioning for fuel and practice autorotation. Hydro mechanical clutch failed. Adding power failed cushion impact

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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