- Date
- April 7, 1981
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 13 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1546ZSikorsky S-76A
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810407018259A
- Case key
- 126594
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0013 81/4/7 MORGAN CITY,LA SIKORSKY S-76A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5692 TIME - 0810 N1546Z PX- 0 0 12 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 221 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PATTERSON,LA GULF OF MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- TIP PLATE ATCH BOLTS,NAS 624-H6,FAILED.PRIMER/METAL FILED FM TIP BLK,RESIN ADDED,OUT-OF-FLAT COND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1546Z
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-76A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.