# Accident 19920807056889A: Skrsky S76A, Frankfort, KY, August 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1992, 11:10 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Airport: Capital City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1907° N, 84.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1907&lon=-84.8596&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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,070 total, 680 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92GA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92GA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920807056889A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES UNSECURED RIGHT ENGINE COWL LIFTED INFLIGHT. HIT MAIN ROTORS DEBRIS HIT TAIL ROTORS. LOST TAIL ROTOR USE.

## 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 NYC92GA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92GA147), Aug 7, 1992: Sikorsky S-76A (N50KY), Graefenburg, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE FLIGHT CREW BY FAILING TO ASSURE THAT ALL FOUR OF THE ENGINE COWLING LATCHES WERE PROPERLY SECURED, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF SECTION II OF THE…

## Other reports on N50KY (1)

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

- [Incident 19911204058019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204058019I), Dec 4, 1991: Skrsky S76A (N50KY), Lexington, KY. Cyclic control system problem. Returned. On test flight landed in field. Cable was rubbing on control tube.

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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