# NTSB Accident IAD05MA078
> **Sikorsky S-76C** · 2005-06-17 · New York, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05MA078
- **Event ID:** 20050705X00926
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-17
- **Location:** New York, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.743331, -73.971664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 7
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sikorsky
- **Model:** S-76C
- **Registration:** N317MY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadvertent encounter with a left quartering tailwind.  Factors in the accident were settling with power, the high gross weight of the helicopter, and the crew's failure to accurately assess the winds in the area.

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