From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 30 jan 1998, at 0900 CT, a Sikorsky SK-76-A N768AL, operated by offshore logistics, inc., certificate no. ALGA151C, struck a safety fence with the left main landing gear while landing on an offshore oil platform. The landing gear collapsed causing minor damage to the helicopter's lower fuselage. Visual meteorological conditions provided at the time and company flight following procedures were in effect. The 2 pilots and 12 passengers were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 30 JAN 1998, AT 0900 CT, A SIKORSKY SK-76-A N768AL, OPERATED BY OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC., CERTIFICATE NO. ALGA151C, STRUCK A SAFETY FENCE WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHILE LANDING ON AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER'S LOWER FUSELAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PROVIDED AT THE TIME AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE 2 PILOTS AND 12 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.
Other reports on N768AL · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.