- Date
- July 14, 1985, 16:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Hartford, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3124LSikorsky S-76A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35915
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The apch to the pvt helipad was uneventful up to the last 100 ft where the plts noticed a high sink rate. The plt increased collective to correct for the situation. At about 20 ft from touchdown point the plt noticed a decrease in RPM and realized that they were losing pwr. During the touchdown, the tail cone contacted the edge of the helipad damaging the tail rotor drive shaft. The plt shut the acft down according to normal procedures. The droop compensators were being examined by the corporation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3124L
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-76A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 760-228
- Airframe hours
- 836
- Engine
- Allison 250-C30, 650 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- United Techology Corp.
- Departed
- EHT · E. Hartford, CT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 9,100 total · 1,900 in this make and model · 7,700 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HFD