# N579EH: 1984 Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 2004-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-76A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (registry code 8143006)
- Engine: [Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (registry code 60030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 760274
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N579EH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=579EH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N579EH-2004-07-28

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 (2)

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

- [SDR ERAA082938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA082938), Jan 3, 2003: GCU. INOPERATIVE. GENERATOR 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 CAU
- [SDR ERAA082718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERAA082718), Nov 20, 2002: BEARING. WORN. BEARING WORN & SOME CORROSION. MISMATCHED INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS. 763610401103 OUTER HOUSING WITH S613764325001 INNER HOUSING INSTALLED. MISMATCHED MAGNESIUM 

## 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 DCA04MA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA04MA030), Mar 23, 2004: Sikorsky S76A++ (N579EH), Gulf of Mexico, destroyed, 10 fatal. Probable cause: the flight crew's failure to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent for undetermined reasons, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## 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 20040323007699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040323007699A), Mar 23, 2004: Skrsky S76A (N579EH), Galveston, TX, Destroyed, 10 fatal. (-23) The aircraft, chartered by unocal of houston, Texas, departed scholes international airport near Galveston, Texas at approximately 6:45 pm CST. Its…

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