# Accident 20131205024729A: Sikorsky S-76B, Port Fourchon, LA, December 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2013, 08:20 local time
- Place: Port Fourchon, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KEVA
- Location: 29.9297° N, 90.3539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9297&lon=-90.3539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707MY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707MY-2019-11-04) (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: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131205024729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA082), Dec 5, 2013: Sikorsky S 76B (N707MY), Port Fourchon, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the helicopter when it entered a settling with power condition during sudden gusty wind conditions on takeoff resulting in the helicopter subsequently impacting terrain.

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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