# N79K: Sikorsky S-76A, registration cancelled 1988-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 760098
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: AAB68D
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79K-1988-08-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC84FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA319), Sep 22, 1984: Sikorsky S-76A (N79K), Unionville, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19840922076549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922076549A), Sep 22, 1984: Skrsky S76A (N79K), Unionville, PA, Substantial damage. Yaw began on short final, reduced power and hard landing made. Doubler strip broke and struck tail rotor driveshaft

## Other aircraft with N79K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79K): Globe GC-1B, S/N 1398, built 1946
- [Cancelled 1978-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79K-1978-11-07): Bensen B-8M, S/N RK1. Owner: [Klopfenstein Ray A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLOPFENSTEIN%20RAY%20A), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1948-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79K-1948-04-14): Bird BK, S/N 2010-69. Owner: [Eugene Paul Webb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUGENE%20PAUL%20WEBB), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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