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N5435VSikorsky S-76

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 31, 2022.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply99 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Lafayette, LA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2019
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
99
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Phi Aviation LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Lafayette, LA
Certificate issued
Sep 4, 2019
Canceled
Dec 31, 2022
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Sep 25, 1987

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Sikorsky
Model
S-76
Serial number
760158
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
14
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H1NE
Mode S code
A6E62C

Engine

Type
Turbo-shaft

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2019 – 2022Phi Aviation LLCLafayette, LA
  2. 1980Cessna Aircraft CoZaventem · different airframe: Cessna 172rg S/N 172rg0531
  3. 1975Universal Export CorpMiami, FL · different airframe: Cessna 210l S/N 21060948

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2000-11-52Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-76 Series HelicoptersAug 31, 2000Airframe (S-76)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (99)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Engine · engine · failedApr 24, 2008

    ONE SECOND INTO TAKEOFF, AFTER DP AND ROTATION, NR1 ENGINE FAILED. LOUD NOISE, CHIP LIGHT AND DECEL. FLEW TO AIRPORT AND LANDED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuel · transmitter · fluctuatesJul 12, 2007

    IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE NR1 ENGINE FUEL FLOW STARTED TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 200 TO 300 LBS. T5 AND N2 REMAINED NORMAL. RETURNED TO BOOTHVILLE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE CONNECTOR AT THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Hydraulic power · hose · rupturedJul 10, 2007

    AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, RED WARNING UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED PFN COMMENCED CHECKLIST AND TROUBLESHOOTING. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER, NR 2 HYD SYSTEM CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NR 2 HYD PRESSURE GAUGE TO LOW RED LINE. PNF COMPLETED UNSAFE GEAR CHECKLIST AND BEGAN HYD…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Landing gear · door · obstructedJun 28, 2007

    AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR HANDLE, IT TOOK MORE THAN (4) MINUTES FOR THE LT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT TO COME ON. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLOAT LINE NOT LETTING THE GEAR DOOR CLOSE PROPERLY. REPOSITIONED LINE AND SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · wire · chafedApr 30, 2007

    ON ARRIVAL AT DC618, EXPERIENCED 3 UNLOCKED INDICATIONS WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED. ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AS PER CHECKLIST, TO NO AVAIL. DIVERTED TO BOOTHVILLE, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE SHORT CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP WAS A CHAFED WIRE IN THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Tail rotor · tail rotor · vibrationApr 27, 2006

    DURING TAKEOFF FELT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. RETURNED TO HOUMA. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAIL ROTOR TO HAVE A .4 IPS VIBRATION. SINCE THE TAIL ROTOR WAS DUE SCHEDULED CHANGE IN 12 HOURS, MAINTENANCE ELECTED TO CHANGE AND BALANCE THE TAIL ROTOR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · amplifier · failedAug 16, 2005

    DURING CRUISE AT 6500 FT, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE CAPSULE, WARNING HORN AND T HANDLE ACTIVATED. BEGAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND SIC STATED HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, PIC CONCURRED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLIED DURING DESCENT. SINGLE LANDING PERFORMED. REPLACED AMPLIFIER.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · gps · intermittentJul 25, 2003

    GPS INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMITS AFTER ONE HOUR OF OPERATION.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Autoflight · stop · malfunctionedJul 16, 2003

    AFCS ACTUATOR STOP SHAFT WILL NOT CENTER. INSPECTED BY ACCESSORY SHOP AND FOUND THAT STOP SHAFT WOULD NOT CENTER BACK ON TEST. TO BE SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Communications · transceiver · weakJul 1, 2003

    TRANSCEIVER TRANSMITS AND RECEIVES WEAK. SHOP REPAIR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 99 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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