# Accident 20220312001719A: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-76D, Texarkana, TX, March 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2022, 18:30 local time
- Place: Texarkana, TX
- Airport: Wadley Regional Medical Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Z1RA
- Location: 33.4288° N, 94.0479° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4288&lon=-94.0479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76D (registry code 8143021, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S (registry code 52294, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw210s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP S-76D
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW210S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,211 total, 173 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220312001719A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 1830 ON MARCH 12, 2022. N761AF WAS IN FLIGHT FROM AR62 ARKANSAS CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL HELIPORT, DESCENDING FOR A LANDING AT TEXARKANA WADLEY REGIONAL HELIPAD (64XS). APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE DECK THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE ELEVATOR SHAFT STRUCTURE APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET ADJACENT TO THE PAD. THE ROTORCRAFT DROPPED TO THE PAD, IMMEDIATELY THE AIRMAN SHUT OFF POWER. THE ROTORCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE HELIPAD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM & GEARBOX. THERE WERE 4 SOULS ABOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN22LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA147), Mar 13, 2022: Sikorsky S-76D (N761AF), Texarkana, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance during landing on a rooftop helipad.

## Other reports on N761AF (1)

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

- [Accident 20190515011089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190515011089A), May 15, 2019: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp S-76D (N761AF), Morrilton, AR, Substantial damage. On Wednesday, may 15, 2019, at approximately 1830 CDT, N761AF, registered to Arkansas children? Hospital, and operated by Arkansas children?s hospital (Z1RA),…

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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