# Accident 20130427008659A: Sikorsky S-76B, Constanza, April 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2013, 09:15 local time
- Place: Constanza
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N305SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305SJ-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76B (registry code 8143007, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 7
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427008659A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STRUCKED A HELIPAD LANDING LIGHT WITH A LANDING GEAR WHEEL. THE HELICOPTER TILTED TOWER GROUND INDUCING A DYNAMIC ROLL OVER AND THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD STRUCKED THE GROUND WHILE TRYING TO TOUCH DOWN AT THE CONSTANZA HOTEL HELIPAD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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