Sikorsky S-76A N1546Z
7 April 1981 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1981 at about 08:10 local time, a Sikorsky S-76A registered N1546Z, operated by Air Logistics, was involved in an incident during in flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. 13 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-76A
- Registration
- N1546Z
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Logistics
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Patterson, la → Gulf of Mexico
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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
TIP PLATE ATCH BOLTS, NAS 624-H6, FAILED.PRIMER/METAL FILED FM TIP BLK, RESIN ADDED, OUT-OF-FLAT COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sikorsky S-76A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1983 | Sikorsky S-76A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1979 | Sikorsky S-76A | Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1984 | Sikorsky S-76A | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 1984 | Sikorsky S-76A | High Isl BLK595 | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1984 | Sikorsky S-76A | Fort Dix, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1984 | Sikorsky S-76A | Unionville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |