20131205024729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sikorsky S-76B · Port Fourchon, LA · December 5, 2013

Date
December 5, 2013 · 08:20 local
Place
Port Fourchon, LA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KEVA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N707MY
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA082
Reported as
Sikorsky S-76B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6 series
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total1,200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported that after liftoff, at approximately 50 feet he felt the wind change direction. At this point the aircraft began to lose lift and settled with power.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LIFTOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET HE FELT THE WIND CHANGE DIRECTION. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE LIFT AND SETTLED WITH POWER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.