Sikorsky S-76 N766AL
3 September 1980 · Patterson, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1980 at about 10:05 local time, a Sikorsky S-76 registered N766AL, operated by Air Logistics, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Patterson, Louisiana, United States. 12 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Patterson, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ship Shoal No 28
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-76
- Registration
- N766AL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Logistics
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Morgan City, la → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2497
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER LNDG ON STEEL HELI, PLT ATMTD TO REPSN TAILBOOM AWAY FM STAIRWELL.HEL SKIDDED OFF PLATFORM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1981 | Sikorsky S-76 | Conroe, Texas, United States | Heliflight SYS | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 1981 | Sikorsky S-76 | Ss Block 214, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1985 | Sikorsky S-76 | Eugene Island | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1986 | Sikorsky S-76 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1986 | Sikorsky S-76 | Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania, United States | International Singal Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Sikorsky S-76 | Round Mountain, Texas, United States | Paradigm Helicopters LLC | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |