- Date
- March 11, 1976
- Place
- Sayreville, NJ · SAYREVILLE, NJ
- Injuries
- 10 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N978Sikorsky S-62
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760311007769A
- Case key
- 152636
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0366 76/3/11 SAYREVILLE,NJ SIKORSKY S-62 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1530 N978 PX- 0 0 10 AIR TAXI-PASSG 29, 4600 TOTAL HOURS, 14 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL LEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINDEN,NJ SAYREVILLE,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- BUILDINGS ADJ TO S SIDE OF HELIPAD PRECLUDED APCHS TO N.SETTLED TO GND ON L WHEEL.WIND 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N978
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-62
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- National Lead
N978Registration cancelled Sep 18, 2009 · Sikorsky S62AAirframe modelSikorsky S62AEngine modelGE CT58 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N978 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.