# Incident 19910423029339I: Skrsky S76A, Grand Chenier, LA, April 23, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA
- Airport: Air Logistics Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7669° N, 92.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Chenier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7669&lon=-92.9751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N708AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N708AL-1995-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,569 total, 1,537 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/19910423029339I

## Narrative

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

SMALL HOLE WAS FOUND IN VERTICAL FIN AFTER FLIGHT. CAUSED BY APPLYING AFT CYCLIC AND LOWERING COLLECTIVE FULL DOWN.

## Other reports on N708AL (2)

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

- [Incident 19941217047829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217047829I), Dec 17, 1994: Skrsky S76A (N708AL), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. Offshore takeoff NR2 hydro system light came on. Gear staved down. Returned to platform. Blew gear down.
- [Incident 19850626041039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850626041039I), Jun 26, 1985: Skrsky S76A (N708AL), Patterson, LA. Explosion heard on takeoff, aircraft lost power, landed and evacuated. Ruptured outer combustion case.

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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