# Incident 19880309012789I: Skrsky S76, Venice, LA, March 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1988, 09:58 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2620-1995-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76 (registry code 8143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,908 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309012789I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WIRE WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. FUEL CONTROL FAILURE ON ENGINE.

## Other reports on N2620 (2)

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

- [Accident 19941108037829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941108037829A), Nov 8, 1994: Skrsky S76A (N2620), Cameron, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Brokeout visual over water on approach to airport. Flew into water. Failed check altitude and descent.
- [Accident 19920614020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614020049A), Jun 14, 1992: Skrsky S76A (N2620), Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Oil cooler blower shaft sheared. Oil red lined. Returned. Struck concrete helipad lip on taxi after landing.

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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