# Incident 19810526022979I: Skrsky S76, LA, May 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1981, 17:08 local time
- Place: LA
- Airport: Ship Shoal 214
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N1547D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,790 total, 277 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810526022979I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA096), May 26, 1981: Sikorsky S-76 (N1547D), Ss Block 214 (Gulf of Mexico), 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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