# Accident 19860105000189A: Skrsky S76A, Grand Isle, LA, January 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1986, 08:03 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7612L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7612L-2002-03-18) (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 S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,489 total, 1,111 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860105000189A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON BARGE WITH STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. WIND BLEW HELICOPTER ONTO ITS SIDE, IDLING ROTORS HIT PLATFORM.

## 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 FTW86LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA032), Jan 5, 1986: Sikorsky S-76A (N7612L), Grand Isle Bl73, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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