# Accident 19780728034399A: Skrsky S76, W Palm Beach, FL, July 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1978
- Place: W Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Sikorsky Flight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N763SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N763SA-2001-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,945 total, 172 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728034399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FATIGUE FAILURE OCCURRED IN QUILL SHAFT P/N X7606-46420-041.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA78FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA109), Jul 28, 1978: Sikorsky S76A (N763SA), W Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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