# N766AL: 1979 Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Sikorsky S-76A](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (registry code 8143006)
- Engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 760029
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1979
- Last registry action: July 21, 1992
- Mode S code: AA57DD
- Location: [Coronado, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Coronado)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6986° N, 117.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92118, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=766AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766AL-2012-08-01

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 FTW80FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA111), Sep 3, 1980: Sikorsky S-76 (N766AL), Patterson, LA, destroyed

## 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 19800903067089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903067089A), Sep 3, 1980: Skrsky S76A (N766AL), Patterson, LA, Destroyed. Helicopter pilot tried to turn aircraft after landing on platform. Aircraft flipped over and was destroyed.

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