ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43380
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| Date: | Friday 7 March 1986 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 318C |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4966 |
| MSN: | 2227 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2725 hours |
| Engine model: | ASTAZOU IIG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Siletz, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 1597 LB LOAD OF CEDAR BLOCKS WHICH WOULD HAVE PLACED THE HELICOPTER APRX 880 LBS OVER ITS MAX GROSS WEIGHT WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD. THE PLT WAS SETTING THE LOAD DOWN FOR GROUND PERSONNEL TO UNLOAD SOME OF THE BLOCKS WHEN A LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED. THE HELICOPTER THEN DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT WITH THE EXTERNAL LOAD LINE STILL ATTACHED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE ENG SUSTAINED A COMPRESSOR STALL AND THE TURBINE SECTION OF THE ENG HAD BEEN BURNED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33174
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1971 | N4966 | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Minchumina, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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