# Accident 19850219003639A: Skrsky S76A, Houma, LA, February 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1985, 01:30 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Terrebonne
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5693° N, 90.6991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5693&lon=-90.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31223, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31223-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850219003639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND WHILE EXECUTING A VFR APPROACH IN FIR CONDITIONS. NO ATTEMPT TO EXECUTE IFR APPROACH.

## 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 FTW85LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA119), Feb 19, 1985: Sikorsky S-76A (N31223), Houma, LA, 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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