# Incident 20120406007709I: Sikorsky S-76, Boothville, LA, April 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2012, 07:20 local time
- Place: Boothville, LA
- Airport: Boothville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.3541° N, 89.4359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOOTHVILLE (LNQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3541&lon=-89.4359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792P-2013-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76 (registry code 8143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120406007709I

## Narrative

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

CREW WAS PERFORMING A POST-MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NUMBER ONE VERTICIAL GYRO. AFTER LIFTING TO A HOVER THE AUTOPILOT CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO EXPERIENCE PITCH AND ROLL OCCILATIONS WHICH LEAD TO A RADIO ANTENNA STRIKE ON THE HELIPAD. CREW REGAINED CONTROL AND LANDED ON THE HELIPAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N792P (1)

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

- [Incident 20090324005749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090324005749I), Mar 24, 2009: Skrsky S76 (N792P), Gulfofmexico, US, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 11:35 local on March 24, 2008, N792P, a SK-76A++ helicopter landed hard on ST-308, a helideck located in the gulf of Mexico. During the…

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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