# Incident 20121128025499I: Sikorsky S-76A, Tavernier, FL, November 28, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2012, 01:30 local time
- Place: Tavernier, FL
- Airport: New Mariners Hospital Helistop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GHEA
- Location: 25.0264° N, 80.4997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tavernier, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0264&lon=-80.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911FK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911FK-2019-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1S1 (registry code 60032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1s1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76A
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1S1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,950 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121128025499I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING ON THE DEPARTURE PAD, THE TAIL ROTOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH TREE BRANCHES.  CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE INCIDENT UNTIL POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO TAIL ROTOR BLADES.

## Other reports on N911FK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20171215023479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171215023479A), Dec 15, 2017: Sikorsky S-76A (N911FK), Islamorada, FL, Substantial damage. An S-76A++ helicopter landed on a 135 helicopter air ambulance flight at an off aiport location. The flight medic and nurse exited the aircraft to respond to…

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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