# N50KY: Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 1995-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-76A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (registry code 8143006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 760059
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1980
- Last registry action: November 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A6388F
- Owner when cancelled: [Commonwealth Of Kentucky](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMONWEALTH%20OF%20KENTUCKY)
- Location: [Frankfort, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Frankfort)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2349° N, 84.8688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40601, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50KY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50KY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50KY-1995-02-07

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 NYC92GA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92GA147), Aug 7, 1992: Sikorsky S-76A (N50KY), Graefenburg, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE FLIGHT CREW BY FAILING TO ASSURE THAT ALL FOUR OF THE ENGINE COWLING LATCHES WERE PROPERLY SECURED, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF SECTION II OF THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920807056889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920807056889A), Aug 7, 1992: Skrsky S76A (N50KY), Frankfort, KY, Destroyed. Indicates unsecured right engine cowl lifted inflight. Hit main rotors debris hit tail rotors. Lost tail rotor use.
- [Incident 19911204058019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204058019I), Dec 4, 1991: Skrsky S76A (N50KY), Lexington, KY. Cyclic control system problem. Returned. On test flight landed in field. Cable was rubbing on control tube.

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