| Date: | Tuesday 1 May 1984 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-76A |
| Owner/operator: | Air Logistics |
| Registration: | N763AL |
| MSN: | 760019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3589 hours |
| Engine model: | ALLISON 250-C30S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | High Island BLK595, TX -
United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Destination airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Ditched & sank after engine failure
(While NTSB accident report only indicates the two crew members aboard, other sources-- including the NTSB safety recommendations and contemporary news articles-- state that there were 12 occupants: 1 crew members and 10 passengers, all of whom evacuated and were rescued.)
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | FTW84FA216 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
NTSB, Rotor & Wing International (July 1984), Galveston Daily News (1 May 1984, p. 27)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 19-Jun-2010 10:31 |
TB |
Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 20-Sep-2022 06:20 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |