# Accident 20050906020739A: Skrsky S76A, Sabine Pass, TX, September 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2005, 16:05 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YHHA
- Location: 31.0540° N, 97.5629° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0540&lon=-97.5629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90421, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90421-2006-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76 (registry code 8143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05MA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05MA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050906020739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, A SIKORSKY SK 76-A, N90421, DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT FROM THE BOB KELLER LOCATED AT N28.04- W94.22 IN THE GULF OF MEXICO-HIGH ISLAND A-346 TO SABINE PASS (TA12), TX, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:45, WITH 10 PASSENGERS AND 2 FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT. AT 16:00 THE F/O NOTED A CARGO/BAG FIRE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATING. A SHORT TIME LATER THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON AND 12 TO 15 SECONDS LATER THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE FAILED. THE PIC STATED THAT 10 TO 12 SECONDS LATER THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PIC INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION TO THE WATER, AT 600 FEET HE INFLATED THE FLOATS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE WATER, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:08, AT N29.19.7-W93.54.7, THE RIGHT SIDE FLOATS CAME LOOSE AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRE AT THE TIME. ALL THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE LIFE RAFT AND SPENT 6 TO 8 HOURS FLOATING IN THEIR LIFE VESTS. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT.

## 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 DFW05MA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05MA230), Sep 6, 2005: Sikorsky S76 (N90421), Gulf of Mexico, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilots' delayed response to the No. 1 engine fire warning and the loss of power to both engines, which occurred for undetermined reasons. The pilots' delayed response was most likely due to…

## Other reports on N90421 (2)

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

- [Incident 20050125001529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050125001529I), Jan 25, 2005: Skrsky S76 (N90421), Cameron, LA, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 0730, N90421, a SK-76A with 10 passengers and a crew of 2 were due to depart Cameron, LA. To an offshore platform (HI-296). Pilots were…
- [Incident 19881116066229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881116066229I), Nov 16, 1988: Skrsky S76A (N90421), Leesville, LA. Landed on deck. Ship rolled and helicopter slid. Took off. Engine malfunctioned. Forced landing on water.

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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