# Accident 19810331013129A: Skrsky S76A, Conroe, TX, March 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1981, 13:10 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3119° N, 95.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conroe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3119&lon=-95.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N765AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765AL-2001-05-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,791 total, 105 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013129A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING PRACTICE. INSTRUCTOR USING UNAPPROVED PROCEDURES.

## 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 FTW81FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA061), Mar 31, 1981: Sikorsky S-76 (N765AL), Conroe, TX, destroyed

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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