# NTSB Accident CHI08FA141
> **SIKORSKY S-76A** · 2008-05-29 · Grand Rapids, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08FA141
- **Event ID:** 20080603X00779
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-05-29
- **Location:** Grand Rapids, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.880832, -85.522781
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIKORSKY
- **Model:** S-76A
- **Registration:** N176SH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain tail rotor obstacle clearance from a tower during takeoff.

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