# Incident 19891214062539I: Skrsky S76A, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, December 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1989, 09:55 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N376AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376AL-2024-07-25) (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 250C30
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,068 total, 2,892 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891214062539I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASE. LANDED SAFELY. OIL COOLER BLOWER HAD SHEARED DRIVE SHAFT.

## Other reports on N376AL (2)

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

- [Accident 20010320004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320004579A), Mar 20, 2001: Skrsky S76A (N376AL), No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) While deplaing passengers at an offshore heliport, a waiting passenger entered the heliport area unescorted. The passenger was struck in the head by the…
- [Incident 19820417023539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417023539I), Apr 17, 1982: Skrsky S76 (N376AL), Intracoastal Ci, LA. After avoiding several thunderstorms and holding for offshore heliport to clear. Pilot ran out of fuel.

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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