ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368042
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Date: | Friday 8 September 1989 |
Time: | 18:30 LT |
Type: | Hughes 369D |
Owner/operator: | Temsco Helicopters Inc. |
Registration: | N1088N |
MSN: | 300679D |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Petersburg, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AFTER PICKING UP PASSENGERS WITH EQUIPMENT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TWICE TO LIFT OFF, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE HELICOPTER ATTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF APRX 20 FT; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CLEAR A LINE OF TREES LOCATED 50 FT FROM THE LIFT-OFF POINT AND 30 FEET IN HEIGHT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGERS AND EQUIPMENT WERE WEIGHED. THE HELICOPTER WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN OPERATING 200 POUNDS OVER ITS MAX GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN CLEARANCE OVER TREES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRCRAFT BEING ABOVE ITS MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION AND THE TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA89LA170 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA170
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