# Incident 19880830055769I: Skrsky S76A, Freeport, TX, August 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1988, 15:25 local time
- Place: Freeport, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 28.9433° N, 95.3561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9433&lon=-95.3561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712AL-2002-12-27) (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
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830055769I

## Narrative

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

FIRE WARNING FOR NR2 ENGINE ACTUATED. LANDED ON A BARGE NEXT TO DRILLING PLATFORM. NO FIRE.

## Other reports on N712AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19900820045959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900820045959I), Aug 20, 1990: Skrsky S76A (N712AL), Gulf Of Mexico, TX. NR2 engine spooled down and fuel pressure light on. Landed safely. Loose fuel line fitting at pump.

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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