# Accident 19940630019429A: Skrsky S76B, Newport, RI, June 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1994, 19:40 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4848° N, 71.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4848&lon=-71.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76UT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6B36
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940630019429A

## Narrative

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

NOISES AND LOUD BANG SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NR 1 ENGINE FAILED LANDED IN BAY. MBG FAILED. BOLTS OVER TORQUED.

## 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 NYC94FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA106), Jun 30, 1994: Sikorsky S-76B (N76UT), Newport, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the left hand helical gear in the main gear box (MGB), due to undertorqued attaching bolts installed by the manufacturer, which resulted in a partial MGB failure. This failure resulted…

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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