# Accident 19870204001699A: Skrsky S76A, Angleton, TX, February 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.1604° N, 95.4197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1604&lon=-95.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N767AL-1991-02-14) (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 250C30S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,468 total, 1,245 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204001699A

## Narrative

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

AN INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE MAIN ROTOR AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN ILS APPROACH. IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THIRD TRY.

## 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 FTW87FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA059), Feb 5, 1987: Sikorsky S-76A (N767AL), Angleton, TX, destroyed, 2 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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