- Date
- September 3, 1980
- Place
- Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N766ALSikorsky S-76
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800903067089A
- Case key
- 129022
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2497 80/9/3 NR.PATTERSON,LA SIKORSKY S-76 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4485 TIME - 1005 N766AL PX- 0 0 11 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIP SHOAL NO 28 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA PATTERSON,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- AFTER LNDG ON STEEL HELI,PLT ATMTD TO REPSN TAIL BOOM AWAY FM STAIRWELL.HEL SKIDDED OFF PLATFORM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N766AL
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-76
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ship Shoal No 28
N766ALRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2012 · Sikorsky S-76AAirframe modelSikorsky S-76AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.