# Incident 19800325040129I: Skrsky S76A, Sabine, TX, March 25, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sabine, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7199° N, 93.8716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7199&lon=-93.8716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N768AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N768AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,652 total, 124 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/19800325040129I

## Narrative

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

UPPER FORWARD PART OF RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR CAME OFF IN FLIGHT, THE DAY AFTER AN EMERGENCY RELEASE TEST.

## Other reports on N768AL (5)

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

- [Incident 19980130011159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980130011159I), Jan 30, 1998: Skrsky S76A (N768AL), Gulf Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: on 30 jan 1998, at 0900 CT, a Sikorsky SK-76-A N768AL, operated by offshore logistics, inc., certificate no. ALGA151C, struck a safety fence with…
- [Incident 19910111005839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910111005839I), Jan 11, 1991: Skrsky S76A (N768AL), Patterson, LA. NR1 engine chip detector light on. Engine failed. Vectored for landing. Turbine wheel had burst.
- [Incident 19901212063829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901212063829I), Dec 12, 1990: Skrsky S76A (N768AL), Patterson, LA. NR1 engine power surge. Secured and landed. Governor failed due to bearing failure.
- [Incident 19900531034669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531034669I), May 31, 1990: Skrsky S76A (N768AL), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. Experienced limitation to left cyclic control travel on approach. Left cyclic control stop was improperly adjusted.
- [Incident 19810428029609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428029609I), Apr 28, 1981: Skrsky S76A (N768AL), Cameron, LA, Minor damage. The two and one half bearing failed debris caused oil pump to shear shaft.

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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