# N38: 1980 Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 2019-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 760087
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 2018
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1995
- Last registry action: August 17, 2018
- Mode S code: A458F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Aviation Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20AVIATION%20ADMINISTRATION)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3806° N, 97.6484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73169, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38-2019-10-03

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

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR MV1R200808429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MV1R200808429), Dec 17, 2008: BLADE. DELAMINATED. DURING 3 YEAR MAIN ROTOR BLADE INSP FOUND DELAMINATION IN BLACK MAIN ROTOR BLADE ROOT END. DATA SENT TO MFG FOR EVALUATION. TOTAL DELAMINATED AREA IS 1.472 SQUA
- [SDR MV1R200808061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MV1R200808061), Apr 2, 2008: SHAFT. CRACKED. OIL LEAK FROM OUTPUT SHAFT NR 1 ENGINE. INSPECTED AREA NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THAT TIME. REPLACED SHAFT SEAL. GROUND OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AFTER FLIGHT OIL LEAK
- [SDR 2006FA0000556](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000556), May 12, 2006: A/C PACK. BURNED. AFTER THE DAYS FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE WENT TO CHECK THE FREON CHANGE, WHEN THEY OPENED THE BAG
- [SDR 20010529CW004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010529CW004), May 1, 2001: BOTTLE. LEAKING. RECEIVED NEW BOTTLE FROM HSI ON 4/27/2001. INSTALLED AND SERVICED IAW MM TO 3000 PSIG. ON MONDAY 4/30/01 FOUND BOTTLE PSIG AT 200. REMOVED BOTTLE AND SUMERGED U
- [SDR 20010328CW013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010328CW013), Feb 28, 2001: BLADE. DELAMINATED. ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND AN AREA OF DELAMINATION AT TAIL ROTOR BLADE STATION 27.00, 4.5 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE OF TAIL ROTOR BLADE. ITS SIZE ABOUT .7500

## 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 NYC86IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86IA109), Mar 20, 1986: Sikorsky S-76 (N38), Atlantic City, NJ, incident, minor damage

## Other aircraft with N38

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38-undated-156): Bellanca CH300 PACEMAKER, S/N 156. Owner: [US Department Of Commerce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20COMMERCE), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38-undated-574): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 574. Owner: [Bowman Floyd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWMAN%20FLOYD)

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