# Accident 19880324015059A: Skrsky S76A, Gulf Of Mexico, TX, March 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, TX
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- 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 S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,382 total, 1,819 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324015059A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER WAS STRUCK BY ROTORS DURING EMPLANING. APPROACHED FROM FRONT AND FAILED TO DUCK PER BOARDING INSTRUCTIONS

## 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 FTW88LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA082), Mar 24, 1988: Sikorsky S-76A (N1547N), Offshore Oil, no damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19840919057779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840919057779I), Sep 19, 1984: Skrsky S76 (N1547N), Lake Charles, LA. Lost tail rotor control during aerial taxi to park. Fire shield bent at engine installation broke tail drive shaft.

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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