# Incident 19840919057779I: Skrsky S76, Lake Charles, LA, September 19, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1984, 13:50 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1547N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1547N-2008-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,298 total, 2,073 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840919057779I

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL DURING AERIAL TAXI TO PARK. FIRE SHIELD BENT AT ENGINE INSTALLATION BROKE TAIL DRIVE SHAFT.

## Other reports on N1547N (2)

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

- [Incident 19931221050919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931221050919I), Dec 21, 1993: Skrsky S76A (N1547N), New Iberia, LA. NR1 engine decelerated to flight idle. Diverted to New Iberia. Suspect moisture in engines governor system.
- [Accident 19880324015059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324015059A), Mar 24, 1988: Skrsky S76A (N1547N), Gulf Of Mexico, TX. Passenger was struck by rotors during emplaning. Approached from front and failed to duck per boarding instructions

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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