# Incident 20240730017479I: Sikorsky S-70I, City Of Ten Tho, CA, July 30, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2024, 16:15 local time
- Place: City Of Ten Tho, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Aircraft: N478DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-70I (registry code 05633JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-70i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE T700-GE-701D (registry code 30155, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t700-ge-701d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-70I
- Reported engine: GE T700-GE-701D
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 8,912 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240730017479I

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, WHILE DEPARTING, THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST.  THE TAIL-ROTOR STRUCK A TREE.  MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC COVERING OF THE LEADING EDGE.

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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