# Accident 20081016853209A: Skrsky S76, New York, NY, October 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2008, 08:00 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: N552J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,220 total, 492 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081016853209A

## Narrative

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

THE FLYING PILOT AT THE TIME OF APPROACH, HOVER TAXI AND ACCIDENT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE LEFT CREW SEAT. THE NON-FLYING PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE RIGHT CREW SEAT. THE HELICOPTER N552J APPROACHED THE WEST 30TH HELIPORT FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST AT THE SOUTH FINGER PIER. FROM THE SOUTH FINGER PIER, THE HELICOPTER HOVER TAXIED FORWARD EASTBOUND. THE HELICOPTER THEN DID A LEFT PEDAL TURN NORTHBOUND TO HOVER TAXI ALONG THE GROUND TAXI LINE. THE HELICOPTER THEN STOPPED ABEAM SPOT TWO OVER THE GROUND TAXI LINE. THE HELICOPTER THEN DID A LEFT PIVOT TURN FACING WEST TOWARDS THE HUDSON RIVER. AFTER FACING WEST THE HELICOPTER N552J’S TAIL ROTOR THEN IMPACTED THE PERIMETER FENCE BEHIND THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 ERA09LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA020), Oct 16, 2008: Sikorsky S-76C (N552J), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flightcrew to stabilize the helicopter over its confined landing area during a hovering left-pedal turn, resulting in tail rotor blade contact with a perimeter fence component and…

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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