# Accident 19830914048899A: Skrsky S76A, Chicago, IL, September 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1983, 18:23 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Meigs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8801° N, 87.6410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8801&lon=-87.6410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521AC-1983-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,730 total, 220 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830914048899A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR CABLE ROUTED OVER INSTEAD OF UNDER KEEPER, CHAFED, BROKE. PARTIAL YAW CONTROL, DITCHED.

## 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 CHI83FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA428), Sep 14, 1983: Sikorsky S-76A (N521AC), Chicago, IL, 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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