# NTSB Accident CEN12FA250
> **SIKORSKY S-76B** · 2012-04-17 · Gulf of Mexico, LA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12FA250
- **Event ID:** 20120420X71440
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-04-17
- **Location:** Gulf of Mexico, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.0925, -92.233612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIKORSKY
- **Model:** S-76B
- **Registration:** N56RD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The intermittent loss of engine power due to a "stuck" stepper motor in the No. 2 engine's fuel control as a result of an inadequate overhaul. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flying the helicopter with a known defect, his decision to depart with the helicopter over its maximum gross weight, and his decision to fly the approach to the oil platform at a high gross weight in a direction that provided limited go-around potential.

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