N521AC
Sikorsky S-76A
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- September 14, 1983Accident
WHILE CRUISING AT 2000 FT MSL & 150 KTS, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE HELICOPTER YAWED APRX 30 TO 40 DEG TO THE RIGHT & PITCHED NOSE DOWN. THE AIRCREW BEGAN AN AUTOROTATION & ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY FLOATS. THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED IN A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN DURING THE AUTOROTATION.