- Date
- July 28, 1978
- Place
- W Palm Beach, FL · W PALM BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N763SASikorsky S76A
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780728034399A
- Case key
- 140229
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2896 78/7/28 NR.W PALM BEACH,FL SIKORSKY S76A CR- 0 1 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0713 N763SA PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 52, 5945 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 172 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKORSKY FLIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W PALM BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE OCCURRED IN QUILL SHAFT P/N X7606-46420-041.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N763SA
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S76A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sikorsky Flight
N763SARegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2001 · Sikorsky S-76AAirframe modelSikorsky S-76AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.