# Accident 19890327010021A: Skrsky S76A, New York, NY, March 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1989, 15:55 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Port Auth-Dwntn-Manhattan/Wall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6909° N, 74.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6909&lon=-74.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N760P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890327010021A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER S76. 586C AT HELIPORT WHILE LAND IN WRONG PARKING SPACE. OTHE 76 IDLING ROTORS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N586C, Skrsky S76A: [Accident 19890327010022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890327010022A)

## 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 NYC89FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA106), Mar 27, 1989: Sikorsky S-76A (N760P), Manhattan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE OTHER HELICOPTER MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AND THE OTHER HELICOPTER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE LAYOUT (MARKINGS) OF THE HELIPORT PARKING AREA,…

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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