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Sikorsky S-76C

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Aircraft model · Rotorcraft · Rotorcraft · registry code 8143008

Manufacturer (registry)
SIKORSKY
Model
S-76C
Registry code
8143008
Registered
78 aircraft
Type
Rotorcraft
Engines
2 · Turbo-shaft
Seats
14
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Certification
Type certificated
Data sheet
TCDSH1NE
Holder
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

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Aircraft by year built · 229

1992Registered nowDeregistered2026

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 33

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

1999In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 2

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Registered aircraft · 78

N121NCSun Meridian Bernardino LLC · Brea, CABuilt 1998 · S/N 760491N1308Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee · North Salt Lake, UTBuilt 2007 · S/N 760667N13MQArrow Aviation Company LLC · Broussard, LAS/N 760624
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NTSB investigations · 5

Aircraft matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

Defining event, 2008 on

Of 3 cases NTSB coded with a defining event. All defining events

In the probable cause, 2008 on

Findings NTSB made part of the probable cause. A case can have several. All findings

First occurrence, 1982 to 2007

Of 2 cases with NTSB’s older coding, defined in its coding manual.

NTSB GAA18CA138Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSikorsky S76 · New Iberia, LAThe helicopter’s striking of a pothole while taxiing, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing.Feb 18, 2018 · N860AL · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12CA580Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSikorsky S-76C · Theodore, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance while taxiing.Sep 24, 2012 · N781P · Substantial damageNTSB CEN09MA117Accident · 8 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-76C · Morgan City, LA(1) the sudden loss of power to both engines that resulted from impact with a bird (red-tailed hawk), which fractured the windshield and interfered with engine fuel controls, and (2) the subsequent disorientation of the flight crewmembers, which left them…Jan 4, 2009 · N748P · DestroyedNTSB IAD05MA078Accident · Serious injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-76C · New York, NYAn inadvertent encounter with a left quartering tailwind. Factors in the accident were settling with power, the high gross weight of the helicopter, and the crew's failure to accurately assess the winds in the area.Jun 17, 2005 · N317MY · Substantial damageNTSB MIA02FA161Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportSikorsky S76A+ · Miami, FLThe flight crew's diverted attention, inadequate visual lookout, and failure to ensure adequate main rotor clearance. Factors in the accident were the continued operation, with known obstructions in the area, and the failure of the FAA to initially certify…Aug 31, 2002 · N15460 · Substantial damage
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FAA incident reports · 7

Matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Incident 20200825020129ISikorsky S-76C · Palm Beach, FLPart 135 certificate [privacy data omitted] operating, Sikorsky S-76C, N276TH was performing maintenance flight while taxing back to rank the right main landing gear collapsed back into the right main landing gear wheel well. Only flight crew on board…Aug 25, 2020 · N276TH · Minor damageIncident 20190601005829ISikorsky S-76C · Houma, LAOn Saturday, June 1, 2019, at approximately 06:39 (CDT), N714P, a (phi) petroleum helicopters inc., Sikorsky SK-76-C helicopter serial number 760719 departed from Houma-Terrebonne airport (hum) Houma, LA. The helicopter was operating on a 14 CFR part 135…Jun 1, 2019 · N714P · Minor damageAccident 20180218002719ASikorsky S-76C · New Iberia, LAThe aircraft taxied from the fuel farm to the runway to prepare for departure. While on the taxiway, the aircraft rolled over 7 inch rise in the concrete pavement, causing the right hand main gear to collapse.Feb 18, 2018 · N860AL · Substantial damageAccident 20120924022099ASikorsky S-76C · Theodore, ALWhile hovering backwards from lift off point and turning right the tail rotor blades went into a parked bell 206 helicopter main rotor bladeSep 24, 2012 · N781P · Substantial damageAccident 20090104000369ASkrsky S76C · Morgan City, LAOn January 4, 2008, at 2:09 pm central standard time, a Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter, registered to and operated by phi, inc., as a part 135 air taxi flight, crashed into swampy terrain just north of the gulf of Mexico coastline near Morgan City, Louisiana.…Jan 4, 2009 · N748P · Destroyed · 8 fatalAccident 20050617018799ASkrsky S76C · New York, NY(-23) On June 17, 2005, at approximately 1638 hours local time, N731MY, a Sikorsky SK-76-C, s/n 760460, took off from the 34th street heliport in nyc, NY and crash landed into the east river. Eyewitness statements indicated that the helicopter conducted a…Jun 17, 2005 · N317MY · DestroyedAccident 20020831023019ASkrsky S76A · Miami, FL(-23) The pilot initiated a normal take-off from the Miami children's Hospital level helipad. The pilot elected to take off east between a building and a multi-deck-parking garage and over an awning covered crosswalk and a street. As the helicopter passed…Aug 31, 2002 · N15460 · Substantial damage
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Service difficulty reports · 717

SDR 2026FA0000301Indication Sys · false indicationRDAU DISPLAYS FAULTY FUEL INDICATIONS. AFTER START-UP #1 FUEL QUANTITY DROPS APPROX. 100 LBS. THEN RISES THE SAME AFTER SHUTDOWN.Apr 24, 2026 · N781RL · Skrsky S76C · Fuel Quantity IndicatorSDR HEEA202601020001Brace · inoperativeON CLIMB OUT FROM KGLS, RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT.Jan 1, 2026 · N745P · Skrsky S76C · Main Landing GearSDR HEEA202509050001Transducer · inoperativeNUMBER ONE ENGINE BARRIER FILTER MAINTENANCE CAUTION CAME ON IN FLIGHT RETURNED TO HOUMA. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL.Sep 3, 2025 · N725P · Skrsky S76C · Engine Bleed Air System
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STCs that may be installed · 352

Approved for this model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

STC SR12301IBInstallation of Nginuity DAQ9000 as an alternate Flight Data Acquisition Unit (FDAU)365 AEROSPACE DDS LIMITEDSTC SR04465NYInstallation of the iPad MountAvio Design Group IncSTC SR02727SEInstallation and maintenance of the Sunspot 36 and 46 series lightsWhelen Aerospace Technologies
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The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

Keystone Helicopter S-76C13 registered aircraftRegistry code 4900105Keystone Helicopter S-76C10 registered aircraftRegistry code 4900103
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