# Accident 19791129034149A: Skrsky S76, Intracoastal Ci, LA, November 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1979, 07:25 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,580 total, 300 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129034149A

## Narrative

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

ROTORCRAFT LOST INTAKE COWLING DURING FLIGHT. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## 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 FTW80FRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD10), Nov 29, 1979: Sikorsky S-76A (N476AL), Intracstl City, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N476AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19790428100739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428100739I), Apr 28, 1979: Skrsky S76 (N476AL), Grand Chenier, LA, Minor damage. Engine cowl came off and struck the main rotor.

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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