# N176SH: 1984 Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 2010-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-76A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (registry code 8143006)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NE), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 760260
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1987
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1997
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A1310F
- Owner when cancelled: [Spectrum Health Hospitals](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECTRUM%20HEALTH%20HOSPITALS)
- Location: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9621° N, 85.6594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49503, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176SH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176SH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176SH-2010-07-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sikorsky S-76A: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA141), May 29, 2008: Sikorsky S-76A (N176SH), Grand Rapids, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain tail rotor obstacle clearance from a tower during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20080529834199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080529834199A), May 29, 2008: Skrsky S76A (N176SH), Grand Rapids, MI, Destroyed. (-23) The airman was receiving his scheduled part 135 checkride from an FAA inspector. A review of the videotape of the accident and witness statements…

## Other aircraft with N176SH

- [Cancelled 2001-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176SH-2001-06-08): Sikorsky S-76, S/N 760182. Exported to China. Owner: [Sikorsky Fractional Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIKORSKY%20FRACTIONAL%20SALES%20INC), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)

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