# N769AL: Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 2024-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 760048
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: December 28, 2004
- Mode S code: AA6302
- Owner when cancelled: [Sikorsky Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIKORSKY%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1630° N, 73.1281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06615, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N769AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=769AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N769AL-2024-07-25

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 (4)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZX4426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4426), Oct 13, 1999: AMPLIFIER. MALFUNCTIONED. IN-FLIGHT, SMOKE DETECTOR BAGGAGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS NOTED. REPLACED SMOKE AMP.
- [SDR 96ZZZX4855](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4855), Jul 25, 1996: SEAT BACK ASSY. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND SEAT BACK FRAME CORRODED THROUGH.
- [SDR 96ZZZX2362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2362), Feb 7, 1996: SCAVENGE BODY. WORN. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF GEARBOX, REMOVED OIL PUMP ASSY. VISUALLY INSPECTED, SHOWED WEAR AT SCAVENGE BODY AND SCAVENGE TUBE MATING SURFACE. SCAVENGE TUBE WORE INTO S
- [SDR 95ZZZX4421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4421), Jul 10, 1995: P.T.O. GEAR. MAKING METAL. DISASSEMBLED GEARBOX TO INSPECT GEARBOX FOR MAKING METAL. FOUND CAUSE TO BE THE P.T.O. GEAR, IMPROPER MACHINING ON THE GEAR TEETH. DISCOVERED THE TORQUE METER G

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19911014054739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911014054739I), Oct 14, 1991: Skrsky S76A (N769AL), Gulf Of Mexcio, LA. NR2 engine oil pressure indicator fell to zero. Shut down. Returned. Found a broken wire at the oil transmitter plug
- [Incident 19880527042059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527042059I), May 27, 1988: Skrsky S76A (N769AL), Amelia, LA, Minor damage. Nose wheel dropped off pad during a tight turn
- [Incident 19870604042869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604042869I), Jun 4, 1987: Skrsky S76A (N769AL), Patterson, LA, Minor damage. Emergency floats inflated en route. Landed on a rig. Wire bundle behind instrument panel shorted.
- [Incident 19841108072119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108072119I), Nov 8, 1984: Skrsky S76A (N769AL), Patteerson, LA, Minor damage. Pilot returned for landing. Left front engine cowling opened in flight. Striking rotors. Front fasteners failed.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.