# Incident 19790428100739I: Skrsky S76, Grand Chenier, LA, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 15:15 local time
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7669° N, 92.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Chenier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7669&lon=-92.9751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N476AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N476AL-1993-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,838 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428100739I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COWL CAME OFF AND STRUCK THE MAIN ROTOR.

## Other reports on N476AL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791129034149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129034149A), Nov 29, 1979: Skrsky S76 (N476AL), Intracoastal Ci, LA, Substantial damage. Rotorcraft lost intake cowling during flight. Pilot made precautionary landing.

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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