# Accident 20010320004579A: Skrsky S76A, March 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N376AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376AL-2024-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76A (registry code 8143006, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S76A
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320004579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE DEPLAING PASSENGERS AT AN OFFSHORE HELIPORT, A WAITING PASSENGER ENTERED THE HELIPORT AREA UNESCORTED. THE PASSENGER WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY THE TURNING MAIN ROTOR AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 FTW01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA081), Mar 20, 2001: Sikorsky SK-76A (N376AL), Ec 270, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the passenger's inadvertent encounter with the rotating main rotor blades.

## Other reports on N376AL (2)

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

- [Incident 19891214062539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891214062539I), Dec 14, 1989: Skrsky S76A (N376AL), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. NR1 engine oil temperature increase. Landed safely. Oil cooler blower had sheared drive shaft.
- [Incident 19820417023539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417023539I), Apr 17, 1982: Skrsky S76 (N376AL), Intracoastal Ci, LA. After avoiding several thunderstorms and holding for offshore heliport to clear. Pilot ran out of fuel.

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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