- Date
- November 29, 1979
- Place
- Intracstl City, LA · INTRACSTL CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N476ALSikorsky S-76A
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791129034149A
- Case key
- 134941
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2944 79/11/29 NR.INTRACSTL CITY,LA SIKORSKY S-76A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6580 TIME - 0725 N476AL PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PATTERSON,LA SABINE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- LEFT COWL ASSEMBLY,ENG AIR INLET,PN 76302-67001-055,COLLIDED W ROTOR BLADES & RGT HRZNTL STAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N476AL
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-76A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.