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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Skrsky S76 · LA · May 26, 1981

Date
May 26, 1981 · 17:08 local
Place
LA
Airport
Ship Shoal 214
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1547D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81IA096
Reported as
Skrsky S76
Reported engine
Allison 250C30
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,790 total277 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Both engines quit on takeoff. Autorotated to platform. Fire in engine put out. Turbine failure. Pieces hit #2 engine.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATED TO PLATFORM. FIRE IN ENGINE PUT OUT.TURBINE FAILURE.PIECES HIT #2 ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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