# NTSB DCA97WA068: Sikorsky S-76B, Omeath Ireland, Ireland, December 12, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 12, 1996
- Place: Omeath Ireland, Ireland
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA97WA068
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11041/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97WA068

## Aircraft

- Registration: GHAUG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Sikorsky S-76B
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Norbrook Laboratories
- Departed: BELFAST IRELAND, OF
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Wind: 30° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 34 °F

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.

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