A Long Island teen swept his date off her feet – quite literally!

Forget a lame limo, aviation buff Nick D’Amato, 17 – a licensed pilot – took Danielle Mignogna to their pre-prom party Tuesday aboard a helicopter.

“I love flying. I thought, ‘Why not make an entrance?’” Nick told The Post. “When I asked the principal I said, ‘The senior quote is make history’ – I was wondering if I could make history and take a helicopter to prom.”

Nick, whose flight was approved, sat in the back with his nervous date.

“I was planning on flying it but she’s never been in a helicopter,” he said.

Tim Dahlen, Nick’s boss at a Westhampton cleaning service, flew the couple in his sleek-black Robinson R44 Raven – showing Danielle the sights before landing at Eastport-South Manor High School in Manorville.

Danielle, 18, a senior at William Floyd High School, admitted that she is no fan of flying.

“He wanted to go in a helicopter so I was stuck,” she said. “It was actually really smooth and the views were beautiful. It messed up my hair, though.”

Nick, who has a fixed-wing license and plans to go for a rotorcraft certificate, turned to his dad for help after school district officials balked at his plan.

Sal D’Amato – chief of the Manorville Fire Department, where Nick volunteers – promptly smoothed things over with the district.

“We rectified everything, carried out the protocols and the school superintendent was happy,” the elder D’Amato said about having a fire engine and ambulance on hand for the landing.

Nick’s interest in whirlybirds was sparked by a tragic incident when he was just 5.

A neighbor’s Rottweiler bit his scalp off in a sudden attack during a barbecue – and he was flown by chopper to Stony Brook University Hospital, his dad said.

“He was inspired by the pilot and he has been pursuing flying ever since,” D’Amato said about his only child, who soloed at age 16 and earned his license through the Eastern Suffolk BOCES program.

The young aviator was in for an emotional reunion at his flight school graduation ceremony June 4 – when his medevac pilot showed up to pin on his wings.

“My dad said, ‘Do you know who that is? It’s the pilot who flew you,’” Nick said. “It was emotional for both of us. He (the pilot) was starting to get choked up. … I told him it was the best experience being in his helicopter. I’ve loved helicopters since then.”

Nick will be attending Eastern Helicopters flight school in Ronkonkoma to earn a commercial license and become a sightseeing chopper pilot.

Asked if he worries about Nick’s aerial pursuits, D’Amato said: “As a parent you always have to worry. I don’t have to worry about his driving – I have to worry about his damn flying.”