- Date
- May 26, 1981
- Place
- Ss Block 214 (Gulf of Mexico) · SS BLOCK 214, GM
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1547DSikorsky S-76
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810526022979I
- Case key
- 124842
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0057 81/5/26 SS BLOCK 214,GM SIKORSKY S-76 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4790 TIME - 1708 N1547D PX- 0 0 6 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - OIL RIG PLATFORM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SS BLOCK 214,GM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SHROUD,RING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- THICKNESS,4TH STAGE TURB NZL LCTG RNG,BLO SPEC,FAIL FM FATIGUE.FRGMNTS FM OVRSPD TURB DMGD OTR ENG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1547D
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-76
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Oil Rig Platform
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.