Sikorsky S-76 N765AL
31 March 1981 · Conroe, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1981 at about 13:10 local time, a Sikorsky S-76 registered N765AL, operated by Heliflight SYS, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Conroe, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conroe, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-76
- Registration
- N765AL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Heliflight SYS
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0873
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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
CFI PLACED 1 ENG INTO FLT IDLE, MFGR REC SIM ENG FAILURE USING N2 BEEP(GOVERNOR) ONLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1981 | Sikorsky S-76 | Ss Block 214, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1980 | Sikorsky S-76 | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | Minor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |