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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Skrsky S76A · Morgan City, LA · April 7, 1981

Date
April 7, 1981 · 08:10 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1546Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81IA066
Reported as
Skrsky S76A
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,692 total221 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Vibration in flight. Found main rotor tip weight and cap missing from one rotor blade. Bolt fatigue failure.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. FOUND MAIN ROTOR TIP WEIGHT AND CAP MISSING FROM ONE ROTOR BLADE. BOLT FATIGUE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.