# Accident 20120924022099A: Sikorsky S-76C, Theodore, AL, September 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Theodore, AL
- Airport: Theodore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 30.4336° N, 88.1764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4336&lon=-88.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76C (registry code 8143008, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-2S2 (registry code 60036, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-2s2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA580) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120924022099A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING BACKWARDS FROM LIFT OFF POINT AND TURNING RIGHT THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WENT INTO A PARKED BELL 206 HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR BLADE

## 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 ERA12CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA580), Sep 24, 2012: Sikorsky S-76C (N781P), Theodore, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance while taxiing.

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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