# Accident 19990614007009A: Skrsky S76A, Jackson, KY, June 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1999, 22:08 local time
- Place: Jackson, KY
- Airport: Julian Carroll Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 37.5496° N, 83.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5496&lon=-83.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2743E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2743E-2003-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30S
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 6,859 total, 2,319 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990614007009A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE S-76A DEPARTED ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT WITH TWO PILOTS AND TWO MEDICAL PERSONNEL ONBOARD. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH PREVAILING VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE.  THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WAS 1,381 FEET MSL.  AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, AS IT PASSED THROUGH 1,600 FEET, THE HELICOPTER ENTERED A DESCENDING LEFT TURN WHICH TERMINATED ON THE SIDE OF A HILL, ABOUT 1,000 FEET ELEVATION.  THE CVR RECORDED THE PILOT CALLING OUT THE DESCENDING TURN TO THE CO-PILOT WHO WAS FLYING, BUT THE CO-PILOT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PILOT'S CALL.  ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT DID NOT TAKE CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER FROM THE CO-PILOT, AND HE DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE CO-PILOT'S COMMENT ABOUT A POSSIBLE GYRO FAILURE, OR ANSWER THE CO-PILOTS QUESTION ABOUT THE PILOT TAKING CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER.  NO EVIDENCE A PRE-EXISTING FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE HELICOPTER.  ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY OPERATIONS MANUAL, THE MINIMUM VISIBILITY FOR AN INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE WAS 1/4 MILE.  BOTH PILOTS HAD FAILED UPGRADES IN THE PRECEDING YEAR, BUT HAD PASSED THEIR RESPECTIVE 6 MONTH IFR CHECKS WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED.                                                                      PETROLEUM HELICOPTER, INC/UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER LIFE FLIGHT SIKORSKY S-76A HELICOPTER CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE 4 CREWMEMBERS (PILOT, CO-PILOT, AND 2 MEDICAL CREWMEMBERS) SUFFERED FATAL INJURIED, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED,OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)SEE NYC99FA140

## 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 NYC99FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA140), Jun 15, 1999: Sikorsky S-76A (N2743E), Jackson, KY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the PIC to adequately supervise the SIC, and maintain a positive climb. Factors were the fog and dark night.

## Other reports on N2743E (2)

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

- [Incident 19880810058279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810058279I), Aug 10, 1988: Skrsky S76A (N2743E), Houston, TX. NR2 engine losing oil pressure. Lights on master caution panel and oil pressure caution one. Idled engine. Returned
- [Incident 19880809057689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880809057689I), Aug 9, 1988: Skrsky S76A (N2743E), Houston, TX. NR2 engine losing oil pressure. Lights on master caution panel and oil pressure caution one. Idled engine. Returned

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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