# Incident 19831108074489I: Skrsky S76A, Cameron, LA, November 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Airport: Phi Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7905° N, 93.2901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7905&lon=-93.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5444X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5444X-1995-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76 (registry code 8143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,062 total, 1,574 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84IA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108074489I

## Narrative

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

#2 ENGINE BEARING FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. TURBINE WHEEL DISENTREGATED. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FIRE IN ENGINE CASE.

## 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 FTW84IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84IA094), Nov 9, 1983: Sikorsky S76A (N5444X), Cameron, LA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N5444X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950329013369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329013369I), Mar 29, 1995: Skrsky S76 (N5444X), Intracoastal Ci, LA, Minor damage. At cruise loud bang and vibration. Landed on beach. One third of ridge cap trailing edge missing.

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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