# N5444X: Sikorsky S-76, registration cancelled 1995-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1995
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-76](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76) (registry code 8143010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 760174
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 27, 1995
- Last registry action: October 27, 1995
- Mode S code: A6E9C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Support Services Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SUPPORT%20SERVICES%20CORP)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8166° N, 80.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33166, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5444X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5444X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5444X-1995-12-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-76: https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR HEEA956001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956001), Nov 8, 1995: RECEIVER. DEFECTIVE. VOR NEEDLE INOPERATIVE. FOUND EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON MOTHER BOARD. CLEANED CORROSION FROM MOTHER BOARD- NO HELP - SWAPPED RMI CARD, MANUAL VOR CARD AND NAV CARD
- [SDR HEEA955899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955899), Oct 17, 1995: BUCKET ASSY. CRACKED. SEAT FRAME CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION AT LEFT CORNER OF SEAT BOTTOM.
- [SDR HEEA955891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955891), Oct 13, 1995: INDICATOR. CASE LEAK. AIR SPEED INDICATOR UNIT HAS EXCESSIVE CASE LEAK.
- [SDR HEEA954966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954966), May 10, 1995: TIP CAP. EDGE SPLIT. TIP CAP HAS THE TRAILING EDGE SPLIT OPEN APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES.
- [SDR HEEA954720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954720), Apr 10, 1995: TIP CAP. DEFECTIVE. TIP CAP HAS A PREVIOUS REPAIR THAT HAS COLLAPSED AND HAS EXCESSIVE PAINT PEELING.
- [SDR 95ZZZX2207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2207), Mar 30, 1995: TIP CAP. MISSING. CREW FELT A SUDDEN VIBRATION FROM THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND ONE-THIRD OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE TIP CAP MISSING. S-76 IPC CHA
- [SDR HEEA954478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954478), Mar 2, 1995: BLADE. DEFECTIVE. BLADE HAS THE NYLON WRAP ON PADDLE "A" SIDE ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE.
- [SDR HEEA954233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954233), Jan 9, 1995: CVR. WONT TEST. CVR WILL NOT TEST.

## 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 FTW84IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84IA094), Nov 9, 1983: Sikorsky S76A (N5444X), Cameron, LA, incident, minor damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19950329013369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329013369I), Mar 29, 1995: Skrsky S76 (N5444X), Intracoastal Ci, LA, Minor damage. At cruise loud bang and vibration. Landed on beach. One third of ridge cap trailing edge missing.
- [Incident 19831108074489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108074489I), Nov 8, 1983: Skrsky S76A (N5444X), Cameron, LA, Minor damage. #2 Engine bearing failed on climbout. Turbine wheel disentregated. Gear collapsed on landing. Fire in engine case.

## Other aircraft with N5444X

- [Cancelled 1980-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5444X-1980-06-11): Cessna 206, S/N U20605760. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Wipaire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIPAIRE%20INC), [Inver Grove Height, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Inver%20Grove%20Height)

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