# Incident 19911204058019I: Skrsky S76A, Lexington, KY, December 4, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50KY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50KY-1995-02-07) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204058019I

## Narrative

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

CYCLIC CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEM. RETURNED. ON TEST FLIGHT LANDED IN FIELD. CABLE WAS RUBBING ON CONTROL TUBE.

## Other reports on N50KY (1)

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

- [Accident 19920807056889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920807056889A), Aug 7, 1992: Skrsky S76A (N50KY), Frankfort, KY, Destroyed. Indicates unsecured right engine cowl lifted inflight. Hit main rotors debris hit tail rotors. Lost tail rotor use.

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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