- Date
- August 7, 1988, 04:50 local (08:50 UTC)
- Place
- Teterboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N69WWSikorsky S-76A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880807046409A
- Case key
- 36200
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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 S-76 helicopter was taxiing on its company ramp when the copilot taxied onto a grass area. During a left turn the right main wheel stuck in a soft spot and the helicopter rolled over on its right side receiving substantial damage. The ground maneuver that preceded the rollover met several of the criteria described in the FAA advisory circular for helicopter dynamic rollover.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69WW
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-76A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 760208
- Airframe hours
- 4,658
- Engine
- Allison 250-C30, 700 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Nimad Aviation, doing business as Damin Aviation
- Registered owner
- Executive Helicopter Sales
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 29, 1988 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- HIP · Garden City, NY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,311 total · 1,755 in this make and model · 8,311 as pilot in command · 83 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TEB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.