# Accident 20120417009099A: Sikorsky S-76B, Intracoastal Ci, LA, April 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56RD-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76B (registry code 8143007, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6 series (registry code 52033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6 SERIES
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 667 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417009099A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO AN OIL PLATFORM AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS IN NUMBER 2 ENGINE AND IMPACTED THE WATER.

## 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 CEN12FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA250), Apr 17, 2012: Sikorsky S-76B (N56RD), Gulf of Mexico, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The intermittent loss of engine power due to a "stuck" stepper motor in the No. 2 engine's fuel control as a result of an inadequate overhaul. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to…

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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