# Incident 19941217047829I: Skrsky S76A, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, December 17, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1994, 10:42 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- 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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,654 total, 5,003 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217047829I

## Narrative

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

OFFSHORE TAKEOFF NR2 HYDRO SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. GEAR STAVED DOWN. RETURNED TO PLATFORM. BLEW GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N708AL (2)

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

- [Incident 19910423029339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423029339I), Apr 23, 1991: Skrsky S76A (N708AL), Grand Chenier, LA, Minor damage. Small hole was found in vertical fin after flight. Caused by applying aft cyclic and lowering collective full 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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