Sikorsky S-76C — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 22, 2026
There are 264 Sikorsky S-76C airframes on record (built 1994–2011), 76 currently registered. 3 have one or more NTSB accident records (3 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 22, 2026.
Recent Sikorsky S-76C accidents
The helicopter’s striking of a pothole while taxiing, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing.
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance while taxiing.
(1) the sudden loss of power to both engines that resulted from impact with a bird (red-tailed hawk), which fractured the windshield and interfered with engine fuel controls, and (2) the subsequent disorientation of the flight crewmembers, which left them unable to recover from the loss of power. Contributing to the accident were (1) the lack of Federal Aviation Administration regulations and guidance, at the time the helicopter was certificated, requiring helicopter windshields to be resistant to bird strikes; (2) the lack of protections that would prevent the T handles from inadvertently dislodging out of their detents; and (3) the lack of a master warning light and audible system to alert the flight crew of a low-rotor-speed condition.