# Accident 20051011033649A: Skrsky S76B, New York, NY, October 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2005, 21:45 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Port Authority-West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7544° N, 74.0069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7544&lon=-74.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76UT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051011033649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2005, A SIKORSKY ROTORCRAFT, SK-76-B, N76UT, REGISTERED TO UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, WAS OBSERVED DRIFTED DURING HOVER AND STRUCK A FENCE AT THE WEST 30TH STREET HELIPORT (KJRA), NEW YORK, NY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO REPORT OF INJURY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA009), Oct 12, 2005: Sikorsky S-76B (N76UT), New York City, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot flying's failure to maintain adequate aft hover clearance from a fence, and the pilot in command's delayed remedial action. A factor was the dark night lighting conditions.

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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