# Accident 19810407018259A: Skrsky S76A, Morgan City, LA, April 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1981, 08:10 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1546Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,692 total, 221 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407018259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA066), Apr 7, 1981: Sikorsky S-76A (N1546Z), Morgan City, LA, incident, minor damage

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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