Turbine helicopter

N76VR

1989 Sikorsky S-76B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1989
Serial
760360
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-36A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Arrow Aviation Co LLC (LLC)
Based
Broussard, LA
1989 Sikorsky S-76B
Representative photo of a Sikorsky S-76B. Not a photo of N76VR.
Registration record

N76VR on the FAA register

Type
1989 Sikorsky S-76B
Serial
760360
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-36A
Registered owner
Arrow Aviation Co LLC
Broussard, LA
Certificate issued
2019-12-13
Airworthiness date
2016-12-09
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA411A
Mode S (octal)
52440432
Seats (type)
14
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N76VR to the current registrant.
  • 2018-05-17
    Accident at Valle Nuevo; damage: substantial.
  • 2016-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2010-01-06
    N76VR previously assigned to a Homebuilt Bede 4 (s/n 582); cancelled.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N76VR

N76VR is a 1989 Sikorsky S-76B, serial number 760360. The FAA register lists Arrow Aviation Co LLC as the registrant in Broussard, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 13, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-36A engines and 14 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 9, 2016.

N76VR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2018-05-17 Accident · Valle Nuevo Damage: Substantial NTSB · ENG18WA034
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S76
2007-08-03 Accident · Ennis, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DFW07CA175
Reported aircraft: Mellema Bede 4 — a different aircraft that carried the N76VR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane following the disconnect of the tailwheel steering chain while landing.
1986-06-21 Accident · Kent, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA86LA149
Reported aircraft: Mellema Bede 4 — a different aircraft that carried the N76VR registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.