# Incident 19980424026029I: Skrsky S76A, Patterson, LA, April 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Harry P Williams Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7095° N, 91.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRY P WILLIAMS MEML (PTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7095&lon=-91.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710AL-2003-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980424026029I

## Narrative

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

DRAGGING ROTOR BRAKE.

## Other reports on N710AL (3)

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

- [Incident 19891219062619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219062619I), Dec 19, 1989: Skrsky S76A (N710AL), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. Power lost on NR1 engine. Secured and landed at destination. Allison overspeed control malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19891125061879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125061879I), Nov 25, 1989: Skrsky S76A (N710AL), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. NR2 engine oil temperature increased. Secured and landed. Oil cooler blower had sheared drive shaft.
- [Incident 19890919056799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890919056799I), Sep 19, 1989: Skrsky S76A (N710AL), Lake Charles, LA. Partial power failure of NR2 engine secured engine. Landed safely. Found crack in the pc filter air line.

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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