Sikorsky S-76A N69WW
7 August 1988 · Teterboro, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1988 at about 08:50 local time, a Sikorsky S-76A registered N69WW, operated by Nimad Aviation, was involved in an accident near Teterboro, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Teterboro, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-76A
- Registration
- N69WW
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Nimad Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Garden City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA204
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-76A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1988 | Sikorsky S-76A | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1988 | Sikorsky S-76A | Offshore Oil | Air Logistics | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1989 | Sikorsky S-76A | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | E.i. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1989 | Sikorsky S-76A | Manhattan, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1987 | Sikorsky S-76A | Angleton, Texas, United States | Air Logistics, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jan 1986 | Sikorsky S-76A | Grand Isle BL73 | - | Fatal | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1988 | Boeing A75N1 | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1988 | Cessna 305A | Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States | Airways Advertising | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Lake LA-4 | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Walter FIL | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1988 | Champion 7GCAA | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Mooney M20F | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | LEO Otway | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1988 | Stinson 108-1 | Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States | Curtis Johnson | No injuries | - |