# Accident 19890222002369A: Skrsky S76A, Washington, PA, February 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1693° N, 80.2401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1693&lon=-80.2401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N767SA-1989-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,454 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222002369A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. DURING ATTEMPTED TURN-AROUND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND ROLLED LEFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA088), Feb 22, 1989: Sikorsky S-76A (N767SA), Washington, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO KNOWN…

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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