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N579EH

Cancelled 2004

Deregistered aircraft · 1984 Sikorsky S-76A · Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER

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Cancelled: July 28, 2004
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 760274
Year built: 1984
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Turbo-shaft
Airworthiness: Standard, transport
Airworthiness date: August 2, 2001
Certificate issued: June 1, 2001
Last registry action: May 18, 2004
Mode S code: A77044
Owner when cancelled: Era Aviation Inc
Location: Anchorage, AK
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelSikorsky S-76ATCDS H1NE · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N579EH and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB DCA04MA030Accident · 10 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportGulf of Mexicothe flight crew's failure to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent for undetermined reasons, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.Mar 23, 2004 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N579EH and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20040323007699ANormal Cruise · Galveston, TX(-23) The aircraft, chartered by unocal of houston, Texas, departed scholes international airport near Galveston, Texas at approximately 6:45 pm CST. Its intended destination was high island a 557 refueling platform, and then on offshore drilling ship. There…Mar 23, 2004 · Destroyed · 10 fatal

Service difficulty reports · 2

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

SDR ERAA082938Gcu · inoperativeGENERATOR WILL NOT COME ON LINE; BUSS TIE LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED. Q7 SHORTED 3 OTHER UNITS FROM SAME SHIP HAVE SAME CONDITION. CHECKED WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH CAUTION LIGHT CIRCUIT AND BUSS TIE CIRCUITS FOR HELICOPTERS. TESTED & TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED Q7. Jan 3, 2003 · N579EH · Skrsky S76A · AC Generation System SDR ERAA082718Bearing · wornBEARING WORN & SOME CORROSION. MISMATCHED INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS. 763610401103 OUTER HOUSING WITH S613764325001 INNER HOUSING INSTALLED. MISMATCHED MAGNESIUM INNER HOUSING, REPLACED WITH INNER HOUSING PN S613764325102 TO MATCH PN 7636104012103 ALREADY INSTNov 20, 2002 · N579EH · Skrsky S76A · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft