Sikorsky S-76A N63WW
11 August 1984 · Fort Dix, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 August 1984 at about 17:10 local time, a Sikorsky S-76A registered N63WW was involved in an accident near Fort Dix, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Dix, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- McGuire Afb (WRI)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-76A
- Registration
- N63WW
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Morristown → Atlantic
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84MA270
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 AIRCREW OF THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED MCGUIRE RAPCON & OBTAINED CLEARANCE TO PROCEED THRU THE MCGUIRE AFB CONTROL ZONE AT 1500 FT. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND HEARD A LOUD 'BANG' & OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER SUDDENLY LOSE ALT. THE HELICOPTER RECOVERED FROM THE DESCENT & BEGAN A TURN TOWARD RWY 6/24 AT MCGUIRE AFB, THEN IT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT & CRASHED INTO WOODED TERRAIN ON FT DIX. TREES AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WERE DAMAGED AT AN 80 DEG ANGLE FROM THE HORIZON. FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE ENGS WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH HALNON 1211 & AFFF AGENTS. AN EXAM REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A LEFT ENG FAILURE. THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT FRAGMENTS FROM THE LEFT ENG TURBINE HAD IMPACTED THE RGT ENG WHILE IT (THE RGT ENG) WAS PRODUCING POWER. ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLES & THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT WERE SEVERED IN THE AREA OF THE RGT ENG. A METALURGICAL CHECK REVEALED INDICATIONS OF HI CYCLIC FATIGUE OF THE 2ND STAGE GAS PRODUCER TURBINE WHEEL IN THE CURVIC COUPLING & LABYRINTH SEAL AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-76A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1984 | Sikorsky S-76A | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 1984 | Sikorsky S-76A | High Isl BLK595 | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1984 | Sikorsky S-76A | Unionville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Sikorsky S-76A | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1983 | Sikorsky S-76A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1985 | Sikorsky S-76A | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Steven I. Gross | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States | Theodore L. Billen | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20J | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1984 | Beechcraft A23 | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1984 | Piper PA-34-200T | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | MED Air Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172 | Mantan, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |