# Accident 19890327010022A: 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IMKA
- 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: N586C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N586C-1989-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- 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/19890327010022A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PARKED IN WRONG PARKING SPOT IDLING WAS STRUCK BY ROTORS OF ANOTHER S76 THAT WAS PARKING. SPACES NOT MARKED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N760P, Skrsky S76A: [Accident 19890327010021A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890327010021A)

## 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 (N586C), 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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